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[Bug 1746316] Re: [SRU] VirtualBox needs Security Patches

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From: Launchpad Bug Tracker <1746316@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 08:47:24 -0000
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This bug was fixed in the package virtualbox-guest-additions-iso -
5.1.34-0ubuntu1.17.10.1

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virtualbox-guest-additions-iso (5.1.34-0ubuntu1.17.10.1) artful; urgency=medium

  * New upstream version 5.1.34
    LP: #1746316 -> security patches for spectre and meltdown
    LP: #1736116 -> freeze with kernel >= 4.13
  * Lower compat level to 9

 -- Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@xxxxxxxxxx>  Fri, 02 Feb 2018
14:49:24 +0100

** Changed in: virtualbox (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  [SRU] VirtualBox needs Security Patches

Status in kbuild package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox-ext-pack package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in kbuild source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox-ext-pack source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in kbuild source package in Artful:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox source package in Artful:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox-ext-pack source package in Artful:
  Fix Released
Status in virtualbox-guest-additions-iso source package in Artful:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  VirtualBox in 16.04 LTS needs an upgraded software version to receive needed security patches:
  https://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-new-vm-escape-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-virtualbox/

  Doing this will probably also fix this bug:
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1736116

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: virtualbox (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Jan 30 13:01:27 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-20 (102 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
  SourcePackage: virtualbox
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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