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checkinstall: vulnerability history, versions and safety

checkinstall is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 4 vulnerabilities for it across 5 releases, from Jul 2008 to Aug 2020. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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4 vulnerabilities recorded U4
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2 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on checkinstall i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 2 of the 4 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 4 vulnerabilities on record across 12 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 2 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 4 over 12 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 31 Aug 2020 i
  • Highest CVSS 7.8 i
  • With no published fix 2 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for checkinstall, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 5 of 5 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2008 2
  • 2020 2

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 4 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for checkinstall

The 4 most severe of 4 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Vulnerability in checkinstall package (CVE-2020-25031) 7.8 high No fix published 31 Aug 2020
Race Condition Vulnerability in checkinstall N/A unrated 1.6.1-7 01 Jul 2008
Race Condition Vulnerability in Checkinstall Package N/A unrated 1.6.1-7 01 Jul 2008
Critical Vulnerability in Checkinstall: Symlink Misconfiguration Leading to 0777 Executable Files N/A unrated No fix published 31 Aug 2020

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About checkinstall

Is checkinstall safe to use?

Vulert records 4 vulnerabilities for checkinstall in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 4 not yet rated. 2 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does checkinstall have?

4 vulnerabilities are recorded for checkinstall in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 4 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new checkinstall vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for checkinstall in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 01 Jul 2008. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of checkinstall are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor checkinstall for upcoming vulnerabilities?

Upload the manifest or SBOM for your application at vulert.com/scanner and Vulert keeps checking the checkinstall version you actually run against new disclosures, then alerts you when one affects it. There is no installation and no source-code access required.