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Changelog for VirtualBox 7.0

This page lists all changes of the VirtualBox 7.0 Downloads.
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VirtualBox 7.0.18 (released May 07 2024)

About
This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed
Screenshots
and/or added:
Downloads
Networking: Fixed an issue which caused host system crash
Documentation when VM was using bridged or host-only network adapter
(bug #22045)
End-user docs Linux Guest Additions: Added more fixes to prevent UBSAN
Technical docs warnings (bug #21877)
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when time stamps were
Contribute displayed incorrectly within mounted shared folder (bug
#22047)
Community
VirtualBox 7.0.16 (released April 16 2024)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed

and/or added:

VMM: Fixed a guru meditation executing nested-guests

using the KVM hypervisor in the guest on Intel hosts (bug
#21805)
VMM: Fixed Linux VM crash on some recent AMD models
USB: Fixed issue when EHCI controller was mishandling
short packets (bug #20726)
Audio: Introduced general improvements
VBoxManage and vboximg-mount: Updated usage
information and documentation (bugs #21895, #21992 and
#21993)
Guest Control: Fixed starting Windows guest processes in
the correct Windows session (7.0 regression)
Linux Host: Fixed issue when VBox.sh was deleting wrong
VBoxSVC IPC socket when VM was started using sudo (bug
#20928)
Linux Host: Fixed kernel modules build failure when using
GCC 13.2
macOS Host: Fixed issue when App Nap was affecting VM
performance (bug #18678)
Linux Host and Guest: Added fixes related to UBSAN
warnings discovered on recent Linux distributions (bug
#21877)
Linux Host and Guest: Added possibility to prevent kernel
module from automatic loading during system boot by
adding mod_name.disabled=1 into kernel command line
Linux Host and Guest: Added initial support for kernel 6.9
(bug #22033)
Linux Host and Guest: Fixed mk_pte warning introduced in
kernel 6.6 (bug #21898)
Linux Guest Additions: Added initial support for kernel 6.8
Windows Guest Additions: Introduced general improvements
in graphics area

VirtualBox 7.0.14 (released January 16 2024)

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This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed
and/or added:

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)

VirtualBox 7.0.12 (released October 17 2023)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed

and/or added:

VMM: Fixed using a debugger inside the guest under certain

circumstances (bugs #21413 and #21546)
VMM: Fixed detection of VT-x being used by other
hypervisors (bug #21867)
VMM: Introduced additional improvements in Split Lock
Detection feature of recent Intel CPUs on Linux hosts (bug
#20180)
GUI: Fixed issue when the nested hardware virtualization
setting was not displayed in the VM details panel (bug
#21707)
GUI: Introduced NLS update for Croatian, Indonesian,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch and Turkish languages as
well as added general look-and-feel improvements
Devices: Fixed black screen in Windows guests with multiple
guest screens when 3D is disabled (7.0.10 regression)
Devices: Fixed PCI device identifiers for the VirtIO network
interface (bug #21516)
Devices: Fixed VLAN support for the VirtIO network interface
(bug #21778)
Devices: Fixed loading saved states when a TPM is
configured (7.0.10 regression, bug #21773)
Networking: Fixed memory leaks in the VBoxIntNetSwitch
process on macOS (bug #21752)
Networking: Fixed TCP connections with IP addresses ending
on .2 when the NAT network attachment is used (bug
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Audio: Fixed switching host audio devices on Windows hosts
using the WAS backend (bugs #20431, #21517, #20630
and #20723)
VRDP: Added general improvements
VBoxManage: Added improvements for "list usbfilters"
command
Unattended: Added kick start file support for Oracle Linux 8
and Oracle Linux 9
Main: Added more Linux OS subtypes
Host Services: Fixed Guest Properties service crash under
rare circumstance
Linux Host and Guest: Fixed few "field-spanning write"
kernel warnings (bugs #21410 and #21862)
Linux Guest Additions: Added more fixes for RHEL 8.9 and
9.3 kernel
Linux Guest Additions: Added more fixes for kernel 6.4
Linux Guest Additions: Added initial support for OpenSUSE
15.5 kernel
Linux Guest Additions: Added initial support for kernels 6.5
and 6.6
Linux Guest Additions: Added version reporting for
"rcvboxadd status-kernel" and "rcvboxadd status-user"
commands
BIOS: Restored support for ISA SCSI HBAs in the BIOS (bug
#21736)

VirtualBox 7.0.10 (released July 18 2023)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed

and/or added:

OCI: Introduced general improvements

VMM: Fixed sluggish performance starting with macOS
Ventura 13.3 (bug #21563, bug#21596)
VMM: Fixed a bug while walking page tables while executing
nested VMs causing flooding of the release log as a
consequence (Intel hosts only, bug #21551)
GUI: Added general improvements
TPM: Fixed a crash when a VM has a TPM version 1.2
configured (bug #21622)
3D: Initial support for OpenGL 4.1
3D: Fixed various graphics issues with Windows 11 guests
(bugs #21136, #21515)
Guest Control/VBoxManage: Fixed parameter "--ignore-
orphaned-processes"
Guest Control/VBoxManage: One can now explicitly specify
an executable argument 0 via "--arg0" with the "run" and
"start" commands. See VBoxManage help for examples
Audio: Also use the PulseAudio backend when pipewire-
pulse is running instead of falling back to ALSA (bug
#21575)
NAT: Adjusted UDP proxy timeout from 18-21 to 21-24
range to respect intended 20 second timeout (bug #21560)
Linux Host: Added initial support for Indirect Branch
Tracking (bug #21435)
Linux Host: Added initial support for kernel 6.5 (NOTE:
Guest Additions do not support kernel 6.5 yet)
Solaris Host: Introduced general improvements in the
installer area
Linux Host and Guest: Improved condition check when
kernel modules need to be signed
Linux Host and Guest: Added initial support for RHEL 8.8
(bug #21692), 8.9 (bug #21690) and 9.3 (bugs #21598
and #21671) kernels

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MacOS Host and Guest: Introduced general improvements in
the installer area
Windows Host and Guest: Introduced ECDSA support (bug
#21621)
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when kernel modules
were rebuilt on each boot when guest system has no X11
installed
Linux Guest Additions: Added initial support for kernel 6.4
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when vboxvideo module
reloading caused kernel panic in some guests (bug #21740)
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced general improvements in
the installer area
Windows Guest Additions: Introduced general improvements
in graphics drivers area

VirtualBox 7.0.8 (released April 18 2023)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed

and/or added:

VMM: Fixed EFLAGS.TF handling for CPUID instructions

when Hyper-V is used (bug #17961)
VMM: Fixed MONITOR/MWAIT crash with Solaris guests
when Hyper-V is used on Windows 11
VMM: Introduced general improvements in nested
visualization area
VMM: Fixed triple fault related guru meditations for UEFI
guests starting with macOS Ventura 13.3 (bug #21563)
GUI: Brought back Restore current snapshot checkbox of
Close VM dialog (bugs #21189, #21491)
GUI: Fixes and validation for VM settings USB filters editor,
filter port value is now properly saved/restored
GUI: Fixes for VM name and OS type embedded editors of
Details pane
GUI: Cloud related wizards should now propose enabled
profiles before disabled
Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack: Fixed shipping the
cryptographic support module for full VM encryption
E1000: Fixed possible guru meditation when changing
network attachments (bug #21488)
virtio-net: Follow up fixes for FreeBSD 12.3 and pfSense
2.6.0 (bug #21201)
3D: Fixed various graphics issues with Windows 7 guests
(bugs #21129, #21196, #21208, #21521)
Main/UefiVariableStore: Added API to add signatures to the
MOK list (Machine Owner Key)
VBoxManage: Introduced modifynvram enrollmok sub-
command to enroll Machine Owner Key into NVRAM, so
Linux guest kernel can pick it up in order to verify signature
of modules signed with this key
Guest Control/Main: Fixed deleting files via built-in toolbox
Linux host: Added possibility to bypass kernel modules
signature verification once
VBOX_BYPASS_MODULES_SIGNATURE_CHECK="1" is
specified in /etc/vbox/vbox.cfg, useful in case if Linux
distribution does not provide necessary tools to verify kernel
module signature
Linux Guest Additions and host Installer: Improved
detection if system is running systemd as the init process
Linux Guest Additions and host drivers: Introduce initial
support for kernel 6.3
Linux Guest Additions: Added possibility to bypass kernel
modules signature verification once
VBOX_BYPASS_MODULES_SIGNATURE_CHECK="1" is
specified in /etc/virtualbox-guest-additions.conf, useful in

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case if Linux distribution does not provide necessary tools to
verify kernel module signature
Linux Guest Additions: Added experimental support for
kernel modules and user services reloading in the end of
installation process, thus guest system reboot after Guest
Additions (7.0.8 and newer) upgrade is no longer required in
general case
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed vboxvideo build issue with
RHEL 8.7, 9.1 and 9.2 kernels (bugs #21446 and #21450)

VirtualBox 7.0.6 (released January 17 2023)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed

and/or added:

VMM: Fixed guru running the FreeBSD loader on older Intel

CPUs without unrestricted guest support (bug #21332)
GUI: Fixed virtual machines grouping when VM was created
or modified in command line (bugs #11500, #20933)
GUI: Introduced generic changes in settings dialogs
VirtioNet: Fixed broken network after loading saved state
(bug #21172)
Storage: Added support for increasing the size of the
following VMDK image variants: monolithicFlat,
monolithicSparse, twoGbMaxExtentSparse,
twoGbMaxExtentFlat
VBoxManage: Added missing --directory switch for
guestcontrol mktemp command
Mouse Integration: Guest was provided with extended host
mouse state (bug #21139)
DnD: Introduced generic improvements
Guest Control: Fixed handling creation mode for temporary
directories (bug #21394)
Linux Host and Guest: Added initial support for building
UEK7 kernel on Oracle Linux 8
Linux Host and Guest: Added initial support for RHEL 9.1
kernel
Windows Host: Fixed support for VM autostart (bug#21349)
Linux Guest Additions: Added initial support for kernel 6.2
for vboxvideo
Audio: The "--audio" option in VBoxManage is now marked
as deprecated; please use "--audio-driver" and "--audio-
enabled" instead. This will allow more flexibility when
changing the driver and/or controlling the audio functionality

VirtualBox 7.0.4 (released November 18 2022)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed

and/or added:

VMM: Added nested paging support for nested virtualization

(Intel hosts only)
VMM: Fixed rare guru meditations with certain guests on
macOS 10.15 (Catalina) (bug #21237)
VMM: Fixed possible VM process crash on Windows hosts
when Hyper-V is used with certain guests (bug #21174)
VMM: Fixed Windows XP guest hang or BSOD on AMD CPUs
under certain circumstances (bug #21256)
GUI: Various bugfixes for the Guest Control file manager
GUI: Added more informative file operations in the Guest
Control file manager
GUI: Added an option to the global settings (the display
page) to resize user interface font
GUI: Fixed a regression in new vm wizard. Selected virtual
disks are no longer deleted when the wizard is cancelled
(bug #21244)
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GUI: Added a new menu item to the devices menu to
optionally upgrade the guest additions
VirtioSCSI: Fixed recognition of the virtio SCSI controller by
the EFI firmware (bug #21200)
VirtioSCSI: Fixed hang when shutting down the VM if the
virtio SCSI controller is used (bug #21144)
virtio-net: Workaround a bug in the virtio-net driver included
in FreeBSD version up to 12.3 which renders the device non
functional (bug #21201)
Storage: Fixed I/O errors with the VirtioSCSI controller
when the host I/O cache is enabled (bug #19717)
VBoxManage: Fixed regression when 'createmedium disk --
variant RawDisk' command resulted in invalid .vmdk file
(bug #21125)
Main: Restored input pointing device behavior in multi-
monitor VM configuration (bug #21137)
Main: Fixed progress indication during automatic Linux
Guest Additions installation
Guest Control: Fixed path handling issues (bug #21095)
3D: Fixed VM process crash on macOS with 3D enabled (bug
#21232)
Linux Host and Guest: General improvements in startup
scripts
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced initial support for RHEL
8.7 and 9.2 kernels (bug #21272, #21258)
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced initial support for SLES
15.4 kernels
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed kernel modules rebuild
behavior on system shutdown

VirtualBox 7.0.2 (released October 20 2022)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed

and/or added:

Known issue: VMs having more than one vCPU configured

will not work properly on macOS Catalina due to an
unknown memory corruption issue. Either lower the number
of vCPUs to 1 or upgrade to BigSur or later where the issue
does not occur
Main: Fixed issue when VBoxSVC could become
unresponsive if Extension Pack was not installed (bug
#21167)
macOS hosts: Added workaround for a bug in the
Hypervisor framework on Catalina causing
VERR_NEM_MAP_PAGES_FAILED errors when starting a VM.
(bug #21128)
macOS hosts: Re-introduced support for internal
networking, this is considered a bit experimental still
macOS hosts: Fixed VM crash when the guest tries to access
a microphone or webcam
Windows host: Shared Clipboard: Fixed issue when only 4Kb
of host clipboard buffer was accessible to guest (bug
#21149)
Linux Guest Additions: Introduced initial support for kernel
6.1
Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when VBoxClient
seamless service caused a crash of some X11 applications
(bug #21132)
Windows hosts: GUI: Fixed missing Qt libraries for vista
style and sql driver (bug #21155)
GUI: Fixed a glitch in the log viewer which was causing
wrong log file to be saved (bug #21156)

VirtualBox 7.0.0 (released October 10 2022)

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This is a major update. The following major new features were
added:

Virtual machines can be fully encrypted now, including the

VM config logs and saved states (CLI only for now)
OCI: Cloud virtual machines can be added to Virtual Machine
Manager and controlled as local VMs
OCI: Cloud networks can now be configured via Network
Manager tool same way as it is done for Host-only and NAT
networks
GUI: Added a new utility similar to "top" or "resource
monitor" which lists peformance statistics (CPU usage, RAM
usage, disk I/O rate, etc.) of running guests
GUI: Reworked the new vm wizard to integrate the
unattended guest OS installation and to have a more
streamlined work flow
GUI: Added a new help viewer widget which enables the
user manual to be navigated and searched
GUI: Adding new notification center unifying most of running
progresses and error reporting around the GUI
GUI: Improved theme support on all platforms. Linux and
macOS use native engine while for Windows host it is
separately implemented
GUI: Large icon update
Audio recording: Now using Vorbis as the default audio
format for WebM containers. Opus is no longer being used
Audio: Added "default" host driver type to make it possible
to move VMs (appliances) between different platforms
without the need of changing the audio driver explicitly.
When the "default" driver is selected, the best audio
backend option for a platform will be used. This is the
default for newly created VMs
Guest Control: Implemented initial support for automatic
updating of Guest Additions for Linux guests
Guest Control: Implemented ability to wait for and/or reboot
the guest when updating Guest Additions via VBoxManage
VBoxManage: Added Guest Control "waitrunlevel" sub-
command to make it possible to wait for a guest to reach a
certain run level
Windows hosts: Added experimental support of running
autostarted VMs in session 0, to allow running VMS even
when a usser is not being logged in (disabled by default,
please consult the manual)
macOS host: Dropped all kernel extensions. VirtualBox relies
fully on the hypervisor and vmnet frameworks provided by
Apple now. At the moment the implementation lacks
"Internal Networking" functionality. This will be provided at a
later date
macOS host: Providing a Developer Preview package for
systems with an Apple silicon CPU. This is unsupported work
in progress, and is known to have very modest performance
Linux Guest Additions: Reworked guest screen re-size
functionality, added basic integration with some of guest
Desktop Environments
Devices: Implemented new 3D support based on DirectX 11
(and DXVK on non Windows hosts)
Devices: Added virtual IOMMU devices (Intel and AMD
variant)
Devices: Added virtual TPM 1.2 and 2.0 devices
Devices: The EHCI and XHCI USB controller devices are now
part of the open source base package
EFI: Added support for Secure Boot
Debugging: Added experimental support for guest
debugging through GDB and highly experimental support for
guest debugging through KD/WinDbg

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In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:

OCI: Cloud networking functionality is enhanced for local

VMs, now local VMs could be connected to cloud networking
GUI: Improved behavior of the virtual machine list and
various VM related tools in case multiple items are selected
GUI: On available platforms, added a new option to disable
the host's screensaver
GUI: Reworked global preferences, machine settings and the
wizards to improve stability and usability
GUI: Improving mouse handling in multi-monitor case on
X11 platform
GUI: Medium enumeration engine was reworked to improve
permormance
GUI: NAT Network stuff was moved from global preferences
to global Network Manager tool
GUI: Extension Pack Manager was moved from global
preferences to global tools
GUI: Improved overall accessibility
GUI: Migrating to recent Qt versions

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