CVE-2012-3386 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in GNU Automake's distcheck rule to execute arbitrary code due to insecure directory permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-3386?
CVE-2012-3386 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3386?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (9)
automake Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:1.9.6-3.el5 |
automake Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.9.6-3.el5 |
automake Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.11.1-4.el6 |
automake Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.11.1-4.el6 |
automake Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.11.1-4.el6 |
automake Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.11.1-4.el6 |
wdiff SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 1.2.2-bp154.2.1 |
wdiff openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 1.2.2-bp154.2.1 |
gv openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.2.2-5.5 |
Products include Gnu Automake.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3386?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-3386 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3386 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3386, GHSA-mr65-r935-qjpj, RHSA-2013:0526, RHSA-2014:1243, openSUSE-SU-2022:10031-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:10576-1.