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

🗓️ 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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MiracleLinux 3 automake vulnerable to CVE-2009-4029; insecure dist rules may let locals tamper.

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CVE-2009-4029
20 Dec 200902:00
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CVE-2009-4029
20 Dec 200902:00
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automake security update
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EUVD-2009-4000
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[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: automake-1.11.1-1.fc11.1
1 Feb 201001:11
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[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: automake14-1.4p6-20.fc12
4 Mar 201000:18
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[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: automake15-1.5-29.fc11.1
4 Mar 201000:19
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[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: automake17-1.7.9-13.fc12.1
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[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: automake14-1.4p6-20.fc11
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2010-175:01.
##

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(284195);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4029");

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 3 : automake-1.9.6-2.3.AXS3 (AXSA:2010-175:01)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/1329");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2009-4029");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/12/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/04/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:automake17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Miracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MiracleLinux/release", "Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'MIRACLE LINUX' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
if (! preg(pattern:"^3([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 3.x', 'MIRACLE LINUX ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'MIRACLE LINUX', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '3',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'automake-1.9.6-2.3.AXS3', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'automake14-1.4p6-13.AXS3.1', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'automake15-1.5-16.AXS3.2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'automake16-1.6.3-8.AXS3.1', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'automake17-1.7.9-7.AXS3.2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}
if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'automake / automake14 / automake15 / automake16 / automake17');
}

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14 Jan 2026 00:00Current
5.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.5
CVSS 24.4
EPSS0.00716
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