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Mandriva Update for automake MDVSA-2012:103 (automake)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Mandrake Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.4
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'automake' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in automake: A race condition in automake (lib/am/distdir.am) could allow a local attacker to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running make distcheck (CVE-2012-3386). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
automake on Mandriva Linux 2011.0, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.