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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2594-1 (virtualbox-ose - programming error)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
halfdog discovered that incorrect interrupt handling in VirtualBox, a x86 virtualization solution, can lead to denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
virtualbox-ose on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.18-dfsg-1.1 of the virtualbox source package. We recommend that you upgrade your virtualbox-ose packages.