Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0259
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0259)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, virtualbox' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0259 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, virtualbox' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0259 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: This update provides the new VirtualBox 5.1 series, currently based on 5.1.2 providing several performance enhancements The highlights include: * VMM: new APIC and I/O APIC implementations that result in significantly improved performance in certain situations (for example with networking) * VMM: activate the x2APIC by default for Linux guests * VMM: added support for Hyper-V paravirtualized debugging of Windows guests * VMM: emulate even more MMIO and shadow pagetable exits without going back to user mode * GUI: overall migration to Qt5 * GUI: passive API event listener improving the VM GUI performance and response time * Audio: added HDA (High Definition Audio) support for newer Linux guests * Audio: added on-demand timers which should improve the overall performance and reduce the CPU consumption * Audio: more fine-grained volume control for the AC'97 emulation, which now also takes the master volume control into account * better support for Python 3 It also resolves the following security issue: Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component in Oracle Virtualization VirtualBox before 5.0.26 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Core (CVE-2016-3597). For other fixes, see the referenced changelog. Affected Software/OS: 'kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, virtualbox' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-3597 BugTraq ID: 91787 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 BugTraq ID: 91864 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91864 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036384
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