Gentoo: GLSA-202208-36: Oracle 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 --verbose ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-6.1.36"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2021-2145 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2145 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-2250 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2250 [ 3 ] CVE-2021-2264 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2264 [ 4 ] CVE-2021-2266 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2266 [ 5 ] CVE-2021-2279 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2279 [ 6 ] CVE-2021-2280 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2280 [ 7 ] CVE-2021-2281 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2281 [ 8 ] CVE-2021-2282 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2282 [ 9 ] CVE-2021-2283 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2283 [ 10 ] CVE-2021-2284 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2284 [ 11 ] CVE-2021-2285 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2285 [ 12 ] CVE-2021-2286 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2286 [ 13 ] CVE-2021-2287 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2287 [ 14 ] CVE-2021-2291 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2291 [ 15 ] CVE-2021-2296 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2296 [ 16 ] CVE-2021-2297 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2297 [ 17 ] CVE-2021-2306 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2306 [ 18 ] CVE-2021-2309 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2309 [ 19 ] CVE-2021-2310 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2310 [ 20 ] CVE-2021-2312 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2312 [ 21 ] CVE-2021-2409 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2409 [ 22 ] CVE-2021-2442 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2442 [ 23 ] CVE-2021-2443 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2443 [ 24 ] CVE-2021-2454 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2454 [ 25 ] CVE-2021-2475 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2475 [ 26 ] CVE-2021-35538 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35538 [ 27 ] CVE-2021-35540 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35540 [ 28 ] CVE-2021-35542 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35542 [ 29 ] CVE-2021-35545 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35545 [ 30 ] CVE-2022-21394 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21394 [ 31 ] CVE-2022-21465 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21465 [ 32 ] CVE-2022-21471 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21471 [ 33 ] CVE-2022-21487 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21487 [ 34 ] CVE-2022-21488 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21488 [ 35 ] CVE-2022-21554 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21554 [ 36 ] CVE-2022-21571 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21571
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-36
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.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle Virtualbox, the worst of which could result in root privilege escalation.
Background
VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/virtualbox < 6.1.36 >= 6.1.36 2 app-emulation/virtualbox-additions< 6.1.36 >= 6.1.36 3 app-emulation/virtualbox-extpack-oracle< 6.1.36 >= 6.1.36 4 app-emulation/virtualbox-guest-additions< 6.1.36 >= 6.1.36 5 app-emulation/virtualbox-modules< 6.1.36 >= 6.1.36
Impact
===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.