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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201204-01 (virtualbox)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201204-01.
Insight
Insight
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in VirtualBox, allowing local attackers to gain escalated privileges.
Solution
Solution
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 --verbose '>=app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-4.1.8'