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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-08
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: VirtualBox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 14, 2017
Bugs: #607674
ID: 201702-08

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VirtualBox, the worst of
which might allow unauthorized changes to some critical or all
accessible data.

Background
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VirtualBox is a powerful virtualization product from Oracle.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/virtualbox
< 5.0.32 >= 5.0.32

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VirtualBox. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

An attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition. Additionally, an
attacker could create, delete or modify critical or all accessible
data.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All VirtualBox users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot -v “>=app-emulation/virtualbox-5.0.32”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-5545
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-5545
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-3290
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3290
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-3316
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3316
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-3332
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3332

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-08

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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