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| From: | Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o> |
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| To: | gentoo-announce@l.g.o |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201612-27 ] VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:25:15 |
| Message-Id: | 84d7f28a-6b06-af16-83ad-f33a7ecd46fc@gentoo.org |
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| 2 | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201612-27 |
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| 4 | https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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| 7 | Severity: Normal |
| 8 | Title: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| 9 | Date: December 11, 2016 |
| 10 | Bugs: #505274, #537218, #550964 |
| 11 | ID: 201612-27 |
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| 14 | |
| 15 | Synopsis |
| 16 | ======== |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of |
| 19 | which allows local users to escalate privileges. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Background |
| 22 | ========== |
| 23 | |
| 24 | VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | Affected packages |
| 27 | ================= |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 30 | Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
| 31 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 32 | 1 app-emulation/virtualbox |
| 33 | < 4.3.28 >= 4.3.28 |
| 34 | 2 app-emulation/virtualbox-bin |
| 35 | < 4.3.28 >= 4.3.28 |
| 36 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 37 | 2 affected packages |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Description |
| 40 | =========== |
| 41 | |
| 42 | Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please |
| 43 | review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
| 44 | |
| 45 | Impact |
| 46 | ====== |
| 47 | |
| 48 | Local attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, execute |
| 49 | arbitrary code, or escalate their privileges. |
| 50 | |
| 51 | Workaround |
| 52 | ========== |
| 53 | |
| 54 | There is no known workaround at this time. |
| 55 | |
| 56 | Resolution |
| 57 | ========== |
| 58 | |
| 59 | All VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version: |
| 60 | |
| 61 | # emerge --sync |
| 62 | # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-4.3.28" |
| 63 | |
| 64 | All VirtualBox-bin users should upgrade to the latest version: |
| 65 | |
| 66 | # emerge --sync |
| 67 | # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-4.3.28" |
| 68 | |
| 69 | References |
| 70 | ========== |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [ 1 ] CVE-2014-0981 |
| 73 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0981 |
| 74 | [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0983 |
| 75 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0983 |
| 76 | [ 3 ] CVE-2014-6588 |
| 77 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6588 |
| 78 | [ 4 ] CVE-2014-6589 |
| 79 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6589 |
| 80 | [ 5 ] CVE-2014-6590 |
| 81 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6590 |
| 82 | [ 6 ] CVE-2014-6595 |
| 83 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6595 |
| 84 | [ 7 ] CVE-2015-0377 |
| 85 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0377 |
| 86 | [ 8 ] CVE-2015-0418 |
| 87 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0418 |
| 88 | [ 9 ] CVE-2015-0427 |
| 89 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0427 |
| 90 | [ 10 ] CVE-2015-3456 |
| 91 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3456 |
| 92 | [ 11 ] CVE-2016-5608 |
| 93 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5608 |
| 94 | [ 12 ] CVE-2016-5610 |
| 95 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5610 |
| 96 | [ 13 ] CVE-2016-5611 |
| 97 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5611 |
| 98 | [ 14 ] CVE-2016-5613 |
| 99 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5613 |
| 100 | |
| 101 | Availability |
| 102 | ============ |
| 103 | |
| 104 | This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
| 105 | the Gentoo Security Website: |
| 106 | |
| 107 | https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-27 |
| 108 | |
| 109 | Concerns? |
| 110 | ========= |
| 111 | |
| 112 | Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
| 113 | confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
| 114 | importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
| 115 | security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
| 116 | https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
| 117 | |
| 118 | License |
| 119 | ======= |
| 120 | |
| 121 | Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
| 122 | belongs to its owner(s). |
| 123 | |
| 124 | The contents of this document are licensed under the |
| 125 | Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
| 126 | |
| 127 | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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