SB2014091812 - Amazon Linux AMI update for automake19
Published: September 18, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014091812
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3386)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The "make distcheck" rule in GNU Automake before 1.11.6 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 grants world-writable permissions to the extraction directory, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.