MGASA-2018-0257

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MGASA-2018-0257

Summary: Updated virtualbox packages fix security vulnerabilities

Details: This update provides virtualbox 5.2.12 and fixes the following security issues: Unauthorized remote attacker may have caused a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) (CVE-2018-0739). Attacker with host login may have compromised Virtualbox or further system services after interaction with a third user (CVE-2018-2830). Attacker with host login may have compromised VirtualBox or further system services, allowing read access to some data (CVE-2018-2831). Attacker with host login may have gained control over VirtualBox and possibly further system services after interacting with a third user (CVE-2018-2835, CVE-2018-2836, CVE-2018-2837, CVE-2018-2842, CVE-2018-2843, CVE-2018-2844). Attacker with host login may have caused a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS), and perform unauthorized read and write operation to some VirtualBox accessible data (CVE-2018-2845). Privileged attacker may have gained control over VirtualBox and possibly further system services (CVE-2018-2860). For other fixes in this update, see the referenced changelog

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0257.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22930, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html#AppendixOVIR