Arbitrary Code Execution

automake is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution attacks. The vulnerability exists as 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...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2014-1243)

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automake security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0526 An updated automake package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base...

Race condition

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...