MGASA-2021-0385

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MGASA-2021-0385

Summary: Updated virtualbox packages fix security vulnerability

Details: This update provides the upstream 6.1.24 maintenance release that fixes at least the following security vulnerabilities: An easily exploitable vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox (component: Core) prior to 6.1.24 allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox (CVE-2021-2409). An easily exploitable vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox (component: Core) prior to 6.1.24 allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox (CVE-2021-2442). An easily exploitable vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox (component: Core) prior to 6.1.24 allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data (CVE-2021-2443). An difficult to exploit vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox (component: Core) prior to 6.1.24 allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox (CVE-2021-2454). For other upstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelog.

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0385.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29279, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html#AppendixOVIR, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.1#v24