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Mageia: 2018-0360 Moderate: Partial DoS Threat in Oracle VM VirtualBox

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Calendar Grey August 31, 2018
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Enhancements for Mageia VirtualBox tackle various concerns, improving both security and efficiency, promoting a safer experience.
This update provides the virtualbox 5.1.18 maintenance release that fixes atleast the following security issues: Fixed an easily exploitable vulnerability that allowed unauthentic...

Summary

This update provides the virtualbox 5.1.18 maintenance release that fixes atleast the following security issues:
Fixed an easily exploitable vulnerability that allowed unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox (CVE-2018-3005).
Fixed an easily exploitable vulnerability that allowed unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM Vi...

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References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23421

- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2018.html

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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3005

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3055

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3085

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3086

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3087

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3088

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3089

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3090

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3091

Resolution

SRPMS

- 6/core/virtualbox-5.2.18-1.mga6

- 6/core/kmod-virtualbox-5.2.18-1.mga6

- 6/core/kmod-vboxadditions-5.2.18-1.mga6

Publication date: 31 Aug 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0360.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-3005, CVE-2018-3055, CVE-2018-3085, CVE-2018-3086, CVE-2018-3087, CVE-2018-3088, CVE-2018-3089, CVE-2018-3090, CVE-2018-3091

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