Unboxing VirtualBox

Even vinegar is sweet when for free

Talk by Niklas Baumstark from Insomni’hack 2018

Many of these bugs have probably been around since 2001.

TLDR

  • Think thrice before installing VirtualBox on a multi-user system
  • Use minimal hardware config
  • Disable unnecessary features like drag n drop, shared folders and especially 3D acceleration
  • Lots of code still to be explored! Start here OR here
  • Slides from most recent talk available on GitHub
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