Amazon Linux AMI update for automake19



Published: 2014-09-18
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-3386
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU32693

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3386

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

noarch:
    automake19-1.9.6-3.12.amzn1.noarch

src:
    automake19-1.9.6-3.12.amzn1.src

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-401.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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