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Mandriva Update for automake MDVSA-2012:103 (automake)

🗓️ 16 Jul 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'automake' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in automake related to a race condition that could allow a local attacker to run arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running make distcheck (CVE-2012-3386)

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/advisories/?name=MDVSA-2012:103");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831696");
  script_version("2026-04-24T15:56:23+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 15:56:23 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-07-16 11:57:52 +0530 (Mon, 16 Jul 2012)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3386");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2012:103");
  script_name("Mandriva Update for automake MDVSA-2012:103 (automake)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'automake'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_(2011\.0|mes5\.2)");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"automake on Mandriva Linux 2011.0,
  Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release) exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "MNDK_2011.0")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"automake", rpm:"automake~1.11.1~3.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"automake1.7", rpm:"automake1.7~1.7.9~12.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"automake1.7", rpm:"automake1.7~1.7.9~12.1", rls:"MNDK_2011.0")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}


if(release == "MNDK_mes5.2")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"automake", rpm:"automake~1.10.1~2.2mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"automake1.7", rpm:"automake1.7~1.7.9~7.2mdvmes5.2", rls:"MNDK_mes5.2")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
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CVSS 24.4
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