GLSA-200404-08 : GNU Automake symbolic link vulnerability

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-08 GNU Automake symbolic link vulnerability Automake may be vulnerable to a symbolic link attack which may allow an attacker to modify data or escalate their privileges. This is due to the insecure way Automake creates...

Symlink Vulnerability in GNU automake <1.8.3

Vulnerable: GNU automake 1.8.3 Not Vulnerable: GNU automake 1.8.3 Project website: http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/ Description of libtool from website: "Automake is a tool for automatically generating Makefile.in' files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards." Discussion: The Makefiles...