Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VirtualBox, allowing local attackers to gain escalated privileges.
| Package | app-emulation/virtualbox on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 4.1.8 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 4.1.8 |
| Package | app-emulation/virtualbox-bin on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 4.1.8 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 4.1.4 |
VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A local attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges via unknown attack vectors.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-4.1.8"
All VirtualBox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-4.1.8"