Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201204-1 - Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VirtualBox, allowing local attackers to gain escalated privileges. Versions prior to 4.1.8 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201204-01
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Severity: Normal
Title: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 09, 2012
Bugs: #386317, #399807
ID: 201204-01
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VirtualBox, allowing local
attackers to gain escalated privileges.
Background
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VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/virtualbox
< 4.1.8 >= 4.1.8
2 app-emulation/virtualbox-bin
< 4.1.8 >= 4.1.4
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2 affected packages
Description
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Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities have been discovered in
VirtualBox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.
Impact
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A local attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges via unknown
attack vectors.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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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
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[ 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
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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?
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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
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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