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MiracleLinux 3 : automake-1.9.6-2.3.AXS3 (AXSA:2010-175:01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 284195

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2010-175:01 advisory.

 Automake is a tool for automatically generating `Makefile.in' files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards.
 You should install Automake if you are developing software and would like to use its ability to automatically generate GNU standard Makefiles. If you install Automake, you will also need to install GNU's Autoconf package.
 This package also contains Automake 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7, some older versions of Automake. You should install them if you need to run automake in a project that has not yet been updated to work with newer versions of Automake.
 Security issues fixed with this release:
 CVE-2009-4029 The (1) dist or (2) distcheck rules in GNU Automake 1.11.1, 1.10.3, and release branches branch-1-4 through branch-1-9, when producing a distribution tarball for a package that uses Automake, assign insecure permissions (777) to directories in the build tree, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to modify the contents of package files, introduce Trojan horse programs, or conduct other attacks before the build is complete.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/1329

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 284195

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2010-175.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-4029

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake16, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake15, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake14, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake17

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4029