Public bug reported: 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) ** Affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug upgrade-software-version xenial ** Summary changed: - upgrade-software-version - Security Patch + VirtualBox needs Security Patches -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1746316 Title: VirtualBox needs Security Patches To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1746316/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
