Vulnerability · Published Aug 31, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-25031
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the checkinstall package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | checkinstall | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25031 |
| Debian:13 | checkinstall | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25031 |
| Debian:14 | checkinstall | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25031 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | checkinstall | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25031 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | checkinstall | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25031 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | checkinstall | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25031 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | checkinstall | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25031 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | checkinstall | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25031 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/1861281 x_refsource_MISC