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 Severity: Normal
    Title: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 22, 2021
     Bugs: #750782, #766348
       ID: 202101-15

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Synopsis
=======
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of
which could result in privilege escalation.

Background
=========
VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.

Affected packages
================
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  app-emulation/virtualbox
                                  < 6.1.18                  >= 6.1.18

Description
==========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
=====
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-6.1.18"

References
=========
[  1 ] CVE-2020-14872
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14872
[  2 ] CVE-2020-14881
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14881
[  3 ] CVE-2020-14884
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14884
[  4 ] CVE-2020-14885
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14885
[  5 ] CVE-2020-14886
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14886
[  6 ] CVE-2020-14889
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14889
[  7 ] CVE-2020-14892
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14892
[  8 ] CVE-2021-2073
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2073
[  9 ] CVE-2021-2074
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2074
[ 10 ] CVE-2021-2086
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2086
[ 11 ] CVE-2021-2111
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2111
[ 12 ] CVE-2021-2112
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2112
[ 13 ] CVE-2021-2119
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2119
[ 14 ] CVE-2021-2120
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2120
[ 15 ] CVE-2021-2121
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2121
[ 16 ] CVE-2021-2123
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2123
[ 17 ] CVE-2021-2124
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2124
[ 18 ] CVE-2021-2125
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2125
[ 19 ] CVE-2021-2126
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2126
[ 20 ] CVE-2021-2127
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2127
[ 21 ] CVE-2021-2128
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2128
[ 22 ] CVE-2021-2129
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2129
[ 23 ] CVE-2021-2130
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2130
[ 24 ] CVE-2021-2131
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2131

Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-15

Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
======
Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Gentoo: GLSA-202101-15: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of which could result in privilege escalation.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Resolution

All VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-6.1.18"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-14872 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14872 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-14881 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14881 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-14884 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14884 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-14885 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14885 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-14886 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14886 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-14889 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14889 [ 7 ] CVE-2020-14892 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14892 [ 8 ] CVE-2021-2073 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2073 [ 9 ] CVE-2021-2074 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2074 [ 10 ] CVE-2021-2086 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2086 [ 11 ] CVE-2021-2111 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2111 [ 12 ] CVE-2021-2112 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2112 [ 13 ] CVE-2021-2119 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2119 [ 14 ] CVE-2021-2120 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2120 [ 15 ] CVE-2021-2121 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2121 [ 16 ] CVE-2021-2123 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2123 [ 17 ] CVE-2021-2124 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2124 [ 18 ] CVE-2021-2125 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2125 [ 19 ] CVE-2021-2126 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2126 [ 20 ] CVE-2021-2127 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2127 [ 21 ] CVE-2021-2128 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2128 [ 22 ] CVE-2021-2129 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2129 [ 23 ] CVE-2021-2130 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2130 [ 24 ] CVE-2021-2131 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2131

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-15

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
Severity: Normal
Title: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 22, 2021
Bugs: #750782, #766348
ID: 202101-15

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of which could result in privilege escalation.

Background

VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/virtualbox < 6.1.18 >= 6.1.18

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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