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Gentoo GLSA-202409-11: Oracle VirtualBox Multiple Threats Detected

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Calendar Grey September 22, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various security issues identified in Oracle VirtualBox might lead to privilege escalation. Gentoo users are advised to perform an upgrade.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle VirtualBox, the worst of which could lead to privilege escalation.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo privilege escalation Oracle virtualization normal severity

Resolution

All Oracle VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-7.0.12"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2023-22098 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22098 [ 2 ] CVE-2023-22099 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22099 [ 3 ] CVE-2023-22100 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22100

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-11
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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: Normal
Title: Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 22, 2024
Bugs: #918524
ID: 202409-11

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo privilege escalation Oracle virtualization normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle VirtualBox, the worst of which could lead to privilege escalation.

Background

VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------------ ------------ ------------ app-emulation/virtualbox < 7.0.12 >= 7.0.12

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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