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Sure, in theory. Are there any current exploits for VirtualBox? The way I see it, they're more secure that running the same apps on bare metal. Ubuntu host ru
by dave2000 11y ago
Sure, in theory. Are there any current exploits for VirtualBox?
The way I see it, they're more secure that running the same apps on bare metal. Ubuntu host running a Fedora VM; the latter (with Transmission etc) only running when I need the apps running - seems an almost entirely painless way of providing a lot of security.
- nevir 11y agoUnsure if there are any currently publicly known exploits, but it sure isn't unheard of for VirtualBox: * http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/05/extremely-serious-virtual-machine-bug-threatens-cloud-providers-everywhere/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/05/extremely-serious-vi... * http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095 * https://www.cert.be/advisories/oracle-vm-virtualbox-two-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities https://www.cert.be/advisories/oracle-vm-virtualbox-two-priv... * http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-esc...
- brians 11y agoYes! Some reliable ways to extract an RSA key, and some less reliable ways to swap two cache lines. Virtualization on x86 is a helpful tool for configuration management, but should not be mistaken for a security feature.