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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202409-11 ] Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Posted on 22 September 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202409-11
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 22, 2024
Bugs: #918524
ID: 202409-11

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

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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app-emulation/virtualbox < 7.0.12 >= 7.0.12

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

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

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-7.0.12"

References
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[ 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
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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/202409-11

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 2024 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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