Category Archives: Virtualization

VirtualBox 6.0.12 released

Posted on 2019-09-05 by guenni

[German]Oracle’s developers have released Virtualbox version 6.0.12 on September 3, 2019. It is a maintenance update to fix bugs of earlier versions. Advertising

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Hyper-V 2nd Gen: Can’t install an operating system

Posted on 2019-08-25 by guenni

[German]In Hyper-V, you may not be able to install guest operating systems in Generation 2 VMs. The installation process ends with a ‘PXE Network boot using IPv4 …’ message. Advertising

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RDP vulnerability puts Hyper-V at risk

Posted on 2019-08-10 by guenni

[German]There is a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) that can be exploited to break out of guest VMs running on Hyper-V in Windows 10/Azure. Advertising

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Caution when updating to ESXi 6.5 Update 3 HPE Custom

Posted on 2019-07-31 by guenni

[German]Brief note for users of HPE servers running VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3 with a custom image. I just came across a problem report that there are problems with the custom image. Advertising

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VMware ESXi: Hosts crash during VM shutdown with PCI passthrough

Posted on 2019-07-11 by guenni

[German]A brief note about an issue that may occurs with VMware ESXi virtualization solutions when PCI passthrough is used. Then the host may rashes when the virtual machines (guests) shut down. Advertising

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Windows 10 V1903: Sandbox fails with error 0xc0370106

Posted on 2019-07-01 by guenni

[German]Users of the Windows Sandbox included in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update now get the error code 0xc0370106 displayed when calling it. Microsoft seems to have broken this feature again. This time we have probably to blame the latest … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 V1903: IP resolution bug in Hyper-V switch

Posted on 2019-06-18 by guenni

[German]In Windows 10 May 2019 Update (version 1903) and possibly also in October 2018 Update (version 1809) there is a bug in the ‘Default Switch’ which leads to issues with Windows Sandbox, Mobile Hotspot or with Windows Containers – they … Continue reading →

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VirtualBox 6.0.8 released

Posted on 2019-05-16 by guenni

[German]Oracle’s developers have released Virtualbox version 6.0.8 on May 13, 2019. It is a maintenance update to fix bugs of earlier versions. Advertising

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Vulnerability CVE-2019-2723 in Oracle Virtualbox

Posted on 2019-05-07 by guenni

There was a vulnerability in Oracle Virtualbox that enabled Information Disclosure. The vulnerability has been fixed by an update. Now details have become public. Advertising

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VirtualBox 6.0.6 released

Posted on 2019-04-19 by guenni

[German]Oracle’s developers have released Virtualbox version 6.0.6 on April 17, 2019. It is a maintenance update to fix bugs of earlier versions. Advertising

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