Date:         Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:56:20 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Low: automake on SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Low: automake security update
Issue date:	2010-03-30
CVE Names:	CVE-2009-4029

Automake-generated Makefiles made certain directories world-writable 
when preparing source archives, as was recommended by the GNU Coding 
Standards. If a malicious, local user could access the directory where a 
victim was creating distribution archives, they could use this flaw to 
modify the files being added to those archives. Makefiles generated by 
these updated automake packages no longer make distribution directories 
world-writable, as recommended by the updated GNU Coding Standards. 
(CVE-2009-4029)

Note: This issue affected Makefile targets used by developers to prepare
distribution source archives. Those targets are not used when compiling
programs from the source code.

SL 5.x

     SRPMS:
automake-1.9.6-2.3.el5.src.rpm
automake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.src.rpm
automake15-1.5-16.el5.2.src.rpm
automake16-1.6.3-8.el5.1.src.rpm
automake17-1.7.9-7.el5.2.src.rpm
     i386:
automake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.noarch.rpm
automake15-1.5-16.el5.2.noarch.rpm
automake16-1.6.3-8.el5.1.noarch.rpm
automake17-1.7.9-7.el5.2.noarch.rpm
automake-1.9.6-2.3.el5.noarch.rpm
     x86_64:
automake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.noarch.rpm
automake15-1.5-16.el5.2.noarch.rpm
automake16-1.6.3-8.el5.1.noarch.rpm
automake17-1.7.9-7.el5.2.noarch.rpm
automake-1.9.6-2.3.el5.noarch.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2009-4029 Low: automake SL5.x i386/x86_64

Low: automake security update

Summary

Standards. If a malicious, local user could access the directory where avictim was creating distribution archives, they could use this flaw tomodify the files being added to those archives. Makefiles generated bythese updated automake packages no longer make distribution directoriesworld-writable, as recommended by the updated GNU Coding Standards.(CVE-2009-4029)Note: This issue affected Makefile targets used by developers to preparedistribution source archives. Those targets are not used when compilingprograms from the source code.SL 5.xSRPMS:automake-1.9.6-2.3.el5.src.rpmautomake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.src.rpmautomake15-1.5-16.el5.2.src.rpmautomake16-1.6.3-8.el5.1.src.rpmautomake17-1.7.9-7.el5.2.src.rpmi386:automake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.noarch.rpmautomake15-1.5-16.el5.2.noarch.rpmautomake16-1.6.3-8.el5.1.noarch.rpmautomake17-1.7.9-7.el5.2.noarch.rpmautomake-1.9.6-2.3.el5.noarch.rpmx86_64:automake14-1.4p6-13.el5.1.noarch.rpmautomake15-1.5-16.el5.2.noarch.rpmautomake16-1.6.3-8.el5.1.noarch.rpmautomake17-1.7.9-7.el5.2.noarch.rpmautomake-1.9.6-2.3.el5.noarch.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



Security Fixes

Severity
Issued Date: : 2010-03-30
CVE Names: CVE-2009-4029
Automake-generated Makefiles made certain directories world-writable
when preparing source archives, as was recommended by the GNU Coding

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