CVE-2018-2693 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-2693: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Guest Additions). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.1.32 and Prior to 5.2.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-2693 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

virtualbox-guest-additions-iso→ fixed in5.2.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

virtualbox-guest-additions-iso→ fixed in5.2.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

virtualbox-guest-additions-iso→ fixed in5.2.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y virtualbox-guest-additions-iso
```

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