MGASA-2023-0239

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MGASA-2023-0239

Summary: Updated virtualbox packages fix security vulnerabilities

Details: This update provides the upstream 7.0.10 maintenance release that fixes at least the following security vulnerabilities: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.10 contains an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. 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-2023-22016). Vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.10 contains a difficult to exploit vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via RDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox (CVE-2023-22018). For other fixes in this update, see the referenced changelog.

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0239.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32124, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2023.html#AppendixOVIR, https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0#v10