Re: [vbox-dev] How to populate a Linux VM with the items requested by a dmidecode -t 17

2018-11-12 Thread Rodney Lott
Thanks, Mihal. That worked perfectly! To answer your first question, the guest is used to test various software, including an installation ISO. Part of the installer uses dmidecode -t17 to detect the amount of RAM and indicate to the user if they have enough memory to complete the install.

Re: [vbox-dev] "Disgruntled Security Researcher Publishes Major VirtualBox 0-Day Exploit"

2018-11-12 Thread Michael Thayer
Hello Larry, It looks to me like the site was updated after 5.2.22 was released to say that the researcher considers the issue fixed. Unfortunately we are by Oracle policy to comment on security fixes or even mention them in the change log - all security information is published in the quarterly