VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities

VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of which allows local users to escalate privileges. virtualbox 2016-12-11 2016-12-11 505274 537218 550964 local 4.3.28 4.3.28 4.3.28 4.3.28

VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.

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

Local attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition, execute arbitrary code, or escalate their privileges.

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-4.3.28"

All VirtualBox-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-4.3.28"

CVE-2014-0981 CVE-2014-0983 CVE-2014-6588 CVE-2014-6589 CVE-2014-6590 CVE-2014-6595 CVE-2015-0377 CVE-2015-0418 CVE-2015-0427 CVE-2015-3456 CVE-2016-5608 CVE-2016-5610 CVE-2016-5611 CVE-2016-5613 whissi b-man