Gentoo alert 201204-01 (virtualbox)
| From: | Sean Amoss <ackle@gentoo.org> | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201204-01 ] VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:53:52 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <4F836880.9070307@gentoo.org> |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201204-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: April 09, 2012 Bugs: #386317, #399807 ID: 201204-01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VirtualBox, allowing local attackers to gain escalated privileges. Background ========== VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-emulation/virtualbox < 4.1.8 >= 4.1.8 2 app-emulation/virtualbox-bin < 4.1.8 >= 4.1.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages Description =========== Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A local attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges via unknown attack vectors. 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-4.1.8" All VirtualBox binary users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-4.1.8" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2010-4414 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4414 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-2300 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2300 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-2305 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2305 [ 4 ] CVE-2012-0105 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0105 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-0111 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0111 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-01.xml 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. License ======= Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5