Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 6.1.42 and prior to 7.0.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. Note: Applies to Windows only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.8 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | VM VirtualBox | < 6.1.42, < 7.0.6 | 6.1.42 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | virtualbox | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | virtualbox | 7.0.6-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12640-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | virtualbox +1 | 7.0.6-lp154.2.26.2 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0033-1 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12640-1 python3-virtualbox-7.0.6-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2023:0033-1 Security update for virtualbox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-0118 Oracle Virtualization: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 8, 2023
References
- Oracle Advisory vendor-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-07