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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202212-03 ] Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulner

    From John Helmert III@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 19 03:20:01 2022
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202212-03
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    Severity: High
    Title: Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
    Date: December 19, 2022
    Bugs: #877601
    ID: 202212-03

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle Virtualbox, the
    worst of which could result in privilege escalation from a guest to the
    host.

    Background
    ==========

    VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.

    Affected packages
    =================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 app-emulation/virtualbox < 6.1.40 >= 6.1.40
    2 app-emulation/virtualbox-modules < 6.1.40 >= 6.1.40

    Description
    ===========

    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
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All Oracle VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-6.1.40"

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

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-modules-6.1.40"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2022-21620
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21620
    [ 2 ] CVE-2022-21621
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21621
    [ 3 ] CVE-2022-21627
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21627
    [ 4 ] CVE-2022-39421
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39421
    [ 5 ] CVE-2022-39422
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39422
    [ 6 ] CVE-2022-39423
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39423
    [ 7 ] CVE-2022-39424
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39424
    [ 8 ] CVE-2022-39425
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39425
    [ 9 ] CVE-2022-39426
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39426

    Availability
    ============

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

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-03

    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 2022 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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