Resource Management Errors Affecting virtualbox package, versions <4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-VIRTUALBOX-355536
  • published16 Nov 2015
  • disclosed16 Nov 2015

Introduced: 16 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-5307  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 virtualbox to version 4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1ubuntu1.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream virtualbox package and not the virtualbox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c.

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CVSS Scores

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