Gentoo: GLSA-201805-08: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
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
[ 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
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-08
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.
Background
VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/virtualbox < 5.1.36 >= 5.1.36 2 app-emulation/virtualbox-bin < 5.1.36.122089 >= 5.1.36.122089 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages
Impact
===== 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
There is no known workaround at this time.