{"id":51016,"date":"2026-04-22T15:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=51016"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:39:19","slug":"virtualbox-7-2-8-released-with-initial-7-0-kernel-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/virtualbox-7-2-8-released-with-initial-7-0-kernel-support\/","title":{"rendered":"VirtualBox 7.2.8 Released with Initial 7.0 Kernel Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-44276\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/virtualbox-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/virtualbox-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/virtualbox-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/virtualbox-logo-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/virtualbox-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/virtualbox-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oracle announced the new maintenance release for VirtualBox 7.2 release series yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The new version of this free open-source virtualization software added the recent Kernels support and fixed various issues.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>VirtualBox 7.2.8 added initial support for Linux host with <b>Kernel 6.19 and 7.0<\/b>. Meaning it now runs on the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 and Fedora 44, and other Linux distributions with most recent Kernel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51017\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox728-700x479.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox728-700x479.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox728-300x205.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox728-768x526.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox728.webp 986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Besides 6.19 and 7.0 kernels support, the version also added both <i>host<\/i> and <i>guest<\/i> support for the upcoming Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) 9 kernel for Oracle Linux 9 and Oracle Linux 10.<\/p>\n<p>It as well introduced <i>fixes for installing the Guest Additions with RHEL 10.1 and 10.2 kernels<\/i>. And, it deprecated <code>vboxvideo<\/code> kernel module in Linux Guest Additions for kernels 7.0 and newer. Users are recommended to use either VMSVGA graphics or the <code>vboxvideo<\/code> module comes with Linux Kernel 7.0+, while, <code>vboxvideo<\/code> will still be available for older kernels.<\/p>\n<p>VirtualBox 7.2.8 also added <b>guest time accounting support<\/b> for Linux host, if the kernel supports it, so process monitor tools like <code>htop<\/code> can display it appropriately.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51018\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox-2604-700x534.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox-2604-700x534.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox-2604-300x229.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox-2604-768x586.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vbox-2604.webp 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For Linux host and guest, it also improved the performance to make &#8216;rcvboxdrv\/rcvboxadd setup&#8217; and installation process faster. And, it fixed the clipboard sharing issue for Windows host and Linux Wayland guest.<\/p>\n<p>The new version also fixed the DRIVER_OVERRAN_STACK_BUFFER error and UEFI errors with secure boot certificate updates and Windows 11 guests.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-51019\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/win11-bsod-error-700x525.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/win11-bsod-error-700x525.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/win11-bsod-error-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/win11-bsod-error-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/win11-bsod-error.webp 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other changes in VirtualBox 7.2.8 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fix VM crash when the guest trying to execute the wrong hypercall instruction.<\/li>\n<li>Fix issue when internal DNS server could not be reached.<\/li>\n<li>Fix mouse cursor (mouse shape does not change) in Ubuntu 25.10 guest with Kernel 6.17.<\/li>\n<li>Fix shutdown crash for FreeBSD 16.0 guest with multiple devices attached.<\/li>\n<li>Fix reading BIOS System Information on Windows 10 guest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Changelog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changelog<\/a> in VirtualBox website.<\/p>\n<h3>Get VirtualBox 7.2.8<\/h3>\n<p>The official installers for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Solaris hosts, as well as the extension package are available to download in the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/wiki\/Downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download VirtualBox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For Ubuntu, it only provides deb installers for 22.04 ~ 25.10. For Ubuntu 26.04, try the <code>.run<\/code> installer (via All distributions link) which did install and launch in my case, though not tried to create and launch a virtual machine.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oracle announced the new maintenance release for VirtualBox 7.2 release series yesterday. 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