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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2594-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
December 30, 2012                      http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : virtualbox-ose
Vulnerability  : programming error
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-3221

"halfdog" discovered that incorrect interrupt handling in Virtualbox,
a x86 virtualization solution - can lead to denial of service.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution 
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.18-dfsg-1.1 of
the virtualbox source package.

We recommend that you upgrade your virtualbox-ose packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-2594-1: virtualbox-ose security update

December 30, 2012
"halfdog" discovered that incorrect interrupt handling in Virtualbox, a x86 virtualization solution - can lead to denial of service

Summary

"halfdog" discovered that incorrect interrupt handling in Virtualbox,
a x86 virtualization solution - can lead to denial of service.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.18-dfsg-1.1 of
the virtualbox source package.

We recommend that you upgrade your virtualbox-ose packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : virtualbox-ose
Vulnerability : programming error
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-3221

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