CVE-2020-25031

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions checkinstall version 1.6.2

Description The issue arises when checkinstall is used to create a package containing a symlink, potentially leading to the creation of an executable file with mode 0777 permissions.

Recommendations For checkinstall version 1.6.2, consider avoiding the creation of packages that contain symlinks until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, manually adjust the permissions of created executable files to prevent unintended access.