PT-2020-15900
CVE-2020-25031
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Published
2020-08-31
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Updated
2020-09-04
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
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