[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202208-36 ] Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202208-36 ] Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202208-36
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: High
    Title: Oracle VirtualBox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: August 31, 2022
     Bugs: #785445, #803134, #820425, #831440, #839990, #859391
       ID: 202208-36

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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
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  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

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

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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-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?
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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.

License
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