[German]On January 16, 2023, the developers of VirtualBox released both version 7.0.14 and the update to version 6.1.50. Both versions are maintenance updates for bug fixes, as you can read on the Virtualbox page. Here is a brief overview of the fixes.
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VirtualBox 7.0.14
According to the changelog, the update to version 7.0.14 is intended to fix the following bugs in earlier Virtualbox versions.
Audio: Added more fixes for switching host audio devices on Windows hosts using the WAS backend
3D: Added general improvements
OCI: Fixed wrong guest RAM unit usage in VirtualSystemDescription, memory is provided in bytes, "Byte" is the base unit
Main: OVF Import/Export: Added support for importing and exporting VMs containing NVMe storage controllers (bug #19320)
Main: OVF Import/Export: Added support for exporting a VM which contains a medium inserted into a virtual CD/DVD drive which is attached to a Virtio-SCSI controller
Devices: Fixed a problem where Windows guests "forget" in-progress touch events when the user holds down a finger without moving it for a period of time.
macOS Host USB: Added support for newer storage devices
macOS Host: Fixed memory Leak in the VBoxIntNetSwitch process when VM was configured to use 'Internal Networking' (bug #21752)
Linux Host and Guest: Added initial support for RHEL 9.4 kernel
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed kernel panic on RHEL 8.9 kernel caused by vboxvideo (bugs #10381 and #21911)
Solaris Guest Additions: Added support for the Additions to be installed into an alternate root path ('pkgadd -R')
Solaris Guest Additions: Removed requirement to reboot VM after uninstalling GAs
RDP: Fix possible crash when connecting with the Apple Silicon variant of the Microsoft Remote Desktop application (bug #21820).
BIOS: Fixed handle number used for DMI OEM table (bug #19781)
The new version of the virtualization software can be downloaded for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux from this download site. Please note that an updated version of the VirtualBox Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack must also be downloaded and installed. VirtualBox can be used freely, but there are special license conditions for the extension pack.
VirtualBox 6.1.50
According to the changelog, the update to version 6.1.50 is intended to fix the following bugs in previous VirtualBox releases.
VMM: Fixed detection of VT-x being used by other hypervisors (bug #21867)
Main: OVF Import/Export: Added support for importing and exporting VMs containing NVMe storage controllers (bug #19320)
Main: OVF Import/Export: Added support for exporting a VM which contains a medium inserted into a virtual CD/DVD drive which is attached to a Virtio-SCSI controller
macOS Host USB: Added support for newer storage devices
Linux Host and Guest: Added initial support for RHEL 9.4 kernel
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed kernel panic on RHEL 8.9 kernel caused by vboxvideo (bugs #10381 and #21911)
BIOS: Fixed handle number used for DMI OEM table (bug #19781)
The new version of the virtualization software can also be downloaded for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux from this download site. Please note that an updated version of the VirtualBox Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack must also be downloaded and installed. VirtualBox can be used freely, but there are special license conditions for the extension pack. (via)
