{"id":"MGASA-2022-0390","summary":"Updated virtualbox packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"This update provides the upstream 6.1.40 maintenance release that fixes\nat least the following security vulnerabilities:\n\nVulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 6.1.40 contains a\ndifficult to exploit vulnerability that allows high privileged attacker\nwith logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to\ncompromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM\nVirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope\nchange). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover\nof Oracle VM VirtualBox (CVE-2022-21620).\n\nVulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 6.1.40 contains an easily\nexploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the\ninfrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM\nVirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may\nsignificantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks\nof this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or\nfrequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox\n(CVE-2022-21621).\n\nVulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 6.1.40 contains an easily\nexploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the\ninfrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM\nVirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in\nunauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash\n(complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox (CVE-2022-21627).\n\nVulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 6.1.40 contains a\ndifficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with\nnetwork access via VRDP to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful\nattacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle VM\nVirtualBox (CVE-2022-39424, CVE-2022-39425, CVE-2022-39426).\n\nFor other fixes in  this update, see the referenced changelog.\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:42:03.842516170Z","published":"2022-10-27T09:38:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2022-21620","CVE-2022-21621","CVE-2022-21627","CVE-2022-39424","CVE-2022-39425","CVE-2022-39426"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0390.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30972"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-6.1#v40"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html#AppendixOVIR"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"virtualbox","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/virtualbox?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1.40-1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0390.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kmod-virtualbox","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/kmod-virtualbox?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1.40-1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0390.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}