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🛡️ MGASA-2023-0160 — kmod-virtualbox (CVE-2023-21987 +8 more)

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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Description

Updated virtualbox packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update provides the upstream 7.0.8 maintenance release that

fixes at least the following security vulnerabilities:

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.8. A difficult to

exploit 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

(CVE-2023-21987, CVE-2023-21988).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.8. An easily

exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 access to critical data or

complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data.

(CVE-2023-21989).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.8. An easily

exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 takeover of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

(CVE-2023-21990).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.8. An easily

exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 (CVE-2023-21991).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.8. A difficult to

exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the

infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle

VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in

unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle VM

VirtualBox accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a

subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data (CVE-2023-21999).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.8. An easily

exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 update, insert or delete

access to some of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data as well as

unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible

data (CVE-2023-22000, CVE-2023-22001).

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 7.0.8. An easily

exploitable vulnerability allows high 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 access to critical data or

complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data

(CVE-2023-22002).

For other fixes in this update, see the referenced changelog.

Affected software

MGASA-2023-0160 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kmod-virtualbox (fixed in 7.0.8-1.mga8)
  • virtualbox (fixed in 7.0.8-1.mga8)

Timeline and source

Published on 6 May 2023 and last revised on 16 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

advisories.mageia.org (Advisory)
bugs.mageia.org (Report)
www.virtualbox.org (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)

Other advisories for this package

kmod-virtualbox has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-05-06
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-04-16
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kmod-virtualbox — 7.0.8-1.mga8
virtualbox — 7.0.8-1.mga8

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