UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0470

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0470
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0470.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0470
Upstream
Published
2014-04-30T14:22:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:07Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

super.c in Super 3.30.0 does not check the return value of the setuid function when the -F flag is set, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka an RLIMIT_NPROC attack.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / super

Package

Name
super
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/super@3.30.0-6+deb7u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.30.0-6+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

3.*
3.30.0-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "super",
            "binary_version": "3.30.0-6+deb7u1build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0470.json"