Oracle has released the corrective update for its virtualization system, virtualbox 7.0.12, which includes 24 fixes. Additionally, an update has been issued for the previous version, virtualbox 6.1.48, with 9 changes, including support for Linux 6.5 and 6.6-RC kernels, support for Opensuse 15.5 core, improved support for Linux 6.4, and fixes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) nuclei 8.9 and 9.3.
The main changes in virtualbox 7.0.12 include:
- Support for Linux 6.5 kernel and Opensuse 15.5 core for guest systems based on Linux. Improvements were made for Linux 6.4 and RHEL 8.9 and 9.3 distributions.
- Addition of information about the version when running “RCVBOXADDDS-CERNEL” and “RCVBOXADDDDS-User” commands for both host and guest systems based on Linux. Fixed errors related to the “Field-Spanning Write” warning core.
- Included support for automated installation using Kickstart files in Oracle Linux 8 and 9.
- Enabled determination of split locks on hosts running Linux using the Split Lock Detection mechanism in Intel CPUs.
- Added new subtypes of Linux-based operating systems.
- Solved issues in the virtual machine manager related to using debuggers in guest systems and fixed the detection of VT-X extensions used by other hypervisors.
- General UI improvements, including fixing the display of hardware virtualization settings in the virtual machine detail panel.
- Fixed the black screen issue when disabling 3D in Windows guest systems with multiple screens.
- Established VLAN support for Virtio network interfaces and solved problems with PCI identification.
- Fixed the loading of the preserved state issue when using TPM.
- Resolved the problem preventing TCP connection with IP addresses ending in “.2”.
- Improved implementation of the VRDP protocol.
- Made improvements to the List USBFilters command in the Vboxmanage utility.
- Emergency completion of the Guest Properties service under specific circumstances.
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