How to Install and Uninstall flawfinder Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "flawfinder" package

This is a short guide on how to install flawfinder on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                flawfinder
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "flawfinder" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall flawfinder on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                flawfinder
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the flawfinder package on Kali Linux

Package: flawfinder
Version: 2.0.19-1.1
Installed-Size: 205
Maintainer: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Peña
Architecture: all
Depends: python3:any
Size: 73160
SHA256: 965c4cfe808decb74e29f93f9867e0898cde64de57259f121ed90bf473c6028c
SHA1: 769cd03eadc8f3f8492c8c7a845d272bee203c82
MD5sum: e3bb9fef7ff7a773ef286dcaa8609e91
Description: examines source code and looks for security weaknesses
Flawfinder searches through C/C++ source code looking for potential
security flaws and produces a report describing the potential flaws
found in source code, ranking them by likely severity.
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Like RATS, Flawfinder reports are not a direct indication of a
vulnerability, but provide a reasonable starting point for performing manual
security audits in source code.
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Flawfinder can also generate differential reports by pointing it to
a patch (diff) file describing the code changes. This way it can be used
to determine if the potential flaws found in code have increased or
decreased after a commit to a source code management system like
CVS or Subversion.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://dwheeler.com/flawfinder/
Tag: devel::lang:c, devel::lang:c++, devel::library, devel::testing-qa,
implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, role::devel-lib,
role::program, scope::utility, use::checking,
works-with::software:source
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/flawfinder/flawfinder_2.0.19-1.1_all.deb