GLSA 201310-15: GNU Automake: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GNU Automake: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/25/2013
Bugs:	#295357, #426336
ID:	201310-15

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GNU Automake, allowing local arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the user running an Automake-based build.

Background

GNU Automake is a tool for automatically generating Makefile.in files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-devel/automake	< 1.11.6	>= 1.11.6	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Automake. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A local attacker could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running an Automake-based build.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Automake users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/automake-1.11.6"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-15.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.