Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox prior to 3.2.26, 4.0.28, 4.1.36, and 4.2.28 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Core, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0418.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | virtualbox | 4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u4 | DSA-3143-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | virtualbox-ose | 3.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze4 | DLA-268-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | virtualbox | 5.1.10-2.5 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10020-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-3143-1 virtualbox - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-268-1 virtualbox-ose - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10020-1 python-virtualbox-5.1.10-2.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- GLSA-201612-27 vendor-advisory
- 62694 third-party-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://www.c7zero.info/stuff/csw2017_ExploringYourSystemDeeper_updated.pdf
- 72219 vdb-entry
- DSA-3143 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0229 vendor-advisory
- oracle-cpujan2015-cve20150377(100176) vdb-entry