Oracle has released a corrective update for the virtualization system VirtualBox 7.1.6, which includes 9 changes. Simultaneously, an update for the previous version VirtualBox 7.0.24 has been created with 15 fixes. In addition to the changes listed below, the new versions address 2 vulnerabilities (with a maximum severity level of 7.3 out of 10), allowing a local user to elevate their privileges.
- The guest additions for Linux systems now include initial support for kernel 6.13. Additional patches have been added for kernels 6.4 and 6.12, addressing graphics issues in the vboxvideo driver.
- Support for the kernel package provided in the RHEL 9.6 distribution has been added to the host and guest additions for Linux. Additional fixes have been implemented to eliminate UBSAN (Undefined Behavior Sanitizer) warnings.
- A new type of guest system has been added to run Windows Server 2025.
- In the manager of virtual machines Issues causing a 'blue screen of death' when launching Windows 11 24H2 in the guest system have been resolved.
- The user interface has improved the dialog box for advanced settings. Visibility of disabled settings has been enhanced when using certain themes in Linux. The configurator has restored the ability to change the adapter to bridged mode when starting a virtual machine. Problems with the unavailability of the 3D acceleration toggle for certain guest systems and graphics adapters have been solved.
- In VirtioNet, issues with reapplying settings after a reset have been resolved.
- The issue of screen flickering in Linux guest systems when using the VMSVGA graphics adapter has been fixed.
- VBoxManage now supports importing and exporting virtual machines using the NVMe controller.
- The driver installation process for Windows hosts and guest systems has been redesigned.
- The libraries libqgtk2styleVBox.so and libqgtk2VBox.so, dependent on GTK2, have been removed from the Solaris host package due to discontinued support.
Source: opennet.ru
