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RHEL 6 : automake (RHSA-2013:0526)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 64772
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
An updated automake package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Automake is a tool for automatically generating Makefile.in files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards.
It was found that the distcheck rule in Automake-generated Makefiles made a directory world-writable when preparing source archives. If a malicious, local user could access this directory, they could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running 'make distcheck'. (CVE-2012-3386)
Red Hat would like to thank Jim Meyering for reporting this issue.
Upstream acknowledges Stefano Lattarini as the original reporter.
Users of automake are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which corrects this issue.
Solution
Update the affected automake package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 64772
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2013-0526.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/21/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:automake, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-3386
RHSA: 2013:0526