CVE catalog
CVE-2012-3386
automake1.11: CVE-2012-3386
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.47% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | automake1.11 | bookworm | 1:1.11.6-6 | fixed |
| Suse | wdiff | package hub 15 sp4 | 1.2.2-bp154.2.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | wdiff | leap 15.4 | 1.2.2-bp154.2.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | gv | tumbleweed | 1.2.2-5.5 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | automake1.11 | source | bookworm | 1:1.11.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [681097] |
| Suse | wdiff | rpm | package hub 15 sp4 | 1.2.2-bp154.2.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2022:10031-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | wdiff | rpm | leap 15.4 | 1.2.2-bp154.2.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2022:10031-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | gv | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.2.2-5.5 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10576-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [automake1.11]Fixed
Details (2)
1:1.11.6-6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.11.6-1dsa · automake1.11 · debian · bookworm; dsa · automake1.11 · debian · 12
1:1.11.6-6· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.11.6-1dsa · automake1.11 · debian · bookworm; dsa · automake1.11 · debian · 12
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0526]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2022_10031-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3386]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2022:10031-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10576-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3386]
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