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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0265
Low: automake security update
22 February 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: automake
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/Desktop 6
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-3386
Original Bulletin:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0526.html
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Red Hat. It is recommended that administrators
running automake check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Low: automake security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0526-02
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0526.html
Issue date: 2013-02-21
CVE Names: CVE-2012-3386
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1. Summary:
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.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch
3. Description:
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.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
838286 - CVE-2012-3386 automake: locally exploitable "make distcheck" bug
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/automake-1.11.1-4.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
automake-1.11.1-4.el6.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/automake-1.11.1-4.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
automake-1.11.1-4.el6.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/automake-1.11.1-4.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
automake-1.11.1-4.el6.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/automake-1.11.1-4.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
automake-1.11.1-4.el6.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3386.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
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