Public bug reported:

When installing the Virtualbox-dkms package, the modules compile but at
modpost time, the following error prevents to successfully install the
DKMS module.

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 ERROR: modpost: module vboxdrv uses symbol cr4_update_irqsoff from namespace 
module:kvm,kvm-amd,kvm-intel, but does not import it.

ERROR: modpost: module vboxdrv uses symbol cr4_read_shadow from
namespace module:kvm,kvm-amd,kvm-intel, but does not import it.

ERROR: modpost: module vboxdrv uses symbol __flush_tlb_all from namespace 
module:kvm,kvm-amd,kvm-intel, but does not import it. 
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Reading around, it seems like the Kernel started to be stricter about
what can be manipulated at low level, certain low-level CPU
functions—like manipulating the CR4 register or flushing the TLB have
been moved into a protected Symbol Namespace reserved strictly for KVM.

An upstream fix seems to be present here
https://github.com/rpmfusion/VirtualBox-kmod/commit/ec4795b37621

Will backport and test the resulting DKMS module if the patch succeed to
build and deploy.

** Affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Alessio Faina (alessiofaina)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu Resolute)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Alessio Faina (alessiofaina)
         Status: In Progress

** Also affects: virtualbox (Ubuntu Resolute)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: virtualbox (Ubuntu Resolute)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Alessio Faina (alessiofaina)

** Changed in: virtualbox (Ubuntu Resolute)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: virtualbox (Ubuntu Resolute)
       Status: New => In Progress

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  Virtualbox-dkms doesn't compile in Resolute 6.19 and 7.0

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