Known Vulnerabilities for Checkinstall by Canonical

Listed below are 1 of the newest known vulnerabilities associated with "Checkinstall" by "Canonical".

These CVEs are retrieved based on exact matches on listed software, hardware, and vendor information (CPE data) as well as a keyword search to ensure the newest vulnerabilities with no officially listed software information are still displayed.

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Known Vulnerabilities

CVE Shortened Description Severity Publish Date Last Modified
CVE-2020-25031 checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger the creation of a mode 0777 executable... 7.8 - HIGH 2020-08-31 2020-09-04

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
ApplicationCanonicalCheckinstall1.6.2AllAllAll
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