CVE-2012-3386 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-3386: 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.

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-3386 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

automake1.11→ fixed in1:1.11.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y automake1.11
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

automake1.11→ fixed in1:1.11.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y automake1.11
```

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