CVE-2020-25031

HIGH

checkinstall 1.6.2 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger the creation of a mode 0777 executable file.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (1)
canonical/checkinstall 1.6.2
Published Aug 31, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026