Available today, maintenance release 7.0.12 includes initial support for Linux Kernel 6.5/6.6, delivers the October 2023 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address security vulnerabilities and includes different bug fixes for Linux, Windows and macOS.

Notable bug fixes and enhancements include:

  • Main: Added more Linux OS subtypes
  • VMM: Fixed detection of VT-x being used by other hypervisors
  • GUI: Fixed issue when the nested hardware virtualization setting was not displayed in the VM details panel
  • GUI: general look-and-feel improvements
  • GUI: Introduced NLS update for Croatian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch and Turkish languages
  • Unattended installation: Added kick start file support for Oracle Linux 8 and Oracle Linux 9.
  • Linux Guest Additions: Added initial support for kernels 6.5 and 6.6

Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.0.12 is available for download for multiple platforms such as Linux, macOS, Windows, and Oracle Solaris. For a complete list of bug fixes and enhancements, visit Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.0.12 changelog.

Oracle VM VirtualBox, the world’s most popular open source, cross-platform virtualization software, enables developers to deliver code faster by running multiple operating systems on a single device. IT teams and solution providers use VirtualBox to reduce operational costs and shorten the time needed to securely deploy applications on-premises and to the cloud.

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