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Echo: m4: security update to 1.4.11

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459191

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The (1) maketemp and (2) mkstemp builtin functions in GNU m4 before 1.4.11 do not quote their output when
 a file is created, which might allow context-dependent attackers to trigger a macro expansion, leading to
 unspecified use of an incorrect filename. (CVE-2008-1687)

Solution

Update the m4 library and its related packages to version 1.4.11 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2008-1687

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 459191

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-1687

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1687