GLSA 201612-27: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/11/2016
Bugs:	#505274, #537218, #550964
ID:	201612-27

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of which allows local users to escalate privileges.

Background

VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/virtualbox	< 4.3.28	>= 4.3.28	All supported architectures
app-emulation/virtualbox-bin	< 4.3.28	>= 4.3.28	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

Local attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, execute arbitrary code, or escalate their privileges.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-4.3.28"

All VirtualBox-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-4.3.28"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201612-27.xml

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.