Oracle has released a corrective update for the VirtualBox virtualization system version 7.0.8, which includes 21 fixes. At the same time, an update for the previous branch VirtualBox 6.1.44 has been created, which includes 4 changes, including improvements in systemd usage detection, support for Linux kernel 6.3, and resolution of issues with compiling vboxvideo with kernels from RHEL 8.7, 9.1, and 9.2.
Key changes in VirtualBox 7.0.8:
- The ability to disable Linux kernel module signature verification by specifying the parameter VBOX_BYPASS_MODULES_SIGNATURE_CHECK="1" in the file /etc/vbox/vbox.cfg for host environments and in the file /etc/virtualbox-guest-additions.conf for guest systems has been provided.
- Initial support for Linux kernel 6.3 has been added.
- In the additions for Linux-based guest systems, experimental support for reloading kernel modules and user services after the installation of VirtualBox has been added, allowing the system to avoid a full reboot after updating the Guest Additions set.
- The command "modifynvram enrollmok" has been added to VBoxManage to add the Machine Owner Key (MOK) to NVRAM, which can be used to verify kernel modules of the Linux guest system.
- An API for adding digital signatures to the MOK (Machine Owner Key) list has been added.
- In the additions for Linux-based guest systems, improvements have been made in detecting the use of systemd for system initialization.
- Issues with compiling the vboxvideo module when using kernels from RHEL 8.7, 9.1, and 9.2 have been resolved.
- In the manager of virtual machines Improved support for nested virtual machine launches.
- Issues encountered while using the Hyper-V hypervisor have been resolved.
- Guest systems with UEFI have been successfully launched when using macOS 13.3 and above.
- In the GUI, the flag for restoring the current snapshot has been returned in the virtual machine shutdown dialog, issues with port value recording in the USB filter editor have been fixed, and editing the VM name and OS type in the detailed information panel has been streamlined. virtual machine.
- In the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack, issues related to supplying the cryptographic module for full virtual machine encryption have been resolved.
- For the E1000 driver, the process of changing network binding has been simplified.
- Changes have been made in virtio-net to improve support for FreeBSD 12.3 and pfSense 2.6.0.
- Graphic issues that occurred when using guest systems with Windows 7 have been resolved.
Source: opennet.ru
