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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201805-08
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Severity: Normal
Title: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 22, 2018
Bugs: #655186
ID: 201805-08
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of
which could allow an attacker to take control of VirtualBox.
Background
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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
< 5.1.36 >= 5.1.36
2 app-emulation/virtualbox-bin
< 5.1.36.122089 >= 5.1.36.122089
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2 affected packages
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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An attacker could take control of VirtualBox resulting in the execution
of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, a Denial of
Service condition, or other unspecified impacts.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-5.1.36"
All VirtualBox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge -a -1 -v ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-5.1.36.122089"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-2830
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2830
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-2831
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2831
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-2835
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2835
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-2836
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2836
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-2837
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2837
[ 6 ] CVE-2018-2842
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2842
[ 7 ] CVE-2018-2843
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2843
[ 8 ] CVE-2018-2844
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2844
[ 9 ] CVE-2018-2845
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2845
[ 10 ] CVE-2018-2860
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2860
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-08
Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2018 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
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