oss-security - CVE id request: checkinstall

Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:47:11 +0200
From: Steffen Joeris <steffen.joeris@...lelinux.de>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE id request: checkinstall

Hi

Checkinstall (and installwatch) create temporary directories manually
instead of using mktemp, which creates a race condition.

patch:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/2008-June/001672.html

Could I please get a CVE id for this issue?

Cheers
Steffen

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