VirtualBox 7.1.8 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.14

posted by Marius Nestor on Apr 15, 2025,
updated Apr 17, 2025

VirtualBox 7.1.8 brings initial support for Linux kernel 6.14 into Linux Guest Additions, allowing users to install and run GNU/Linux distributions powered by Linux 6.14, along with initial support for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.7 kernel, additional fixes for the RHEL 9.4 kernel, and improvements to the ‘rcvboxadd status-kernel’ check.

Linux Guest Additions also received a fix for an issue when VBoxClient could crash in a XWayland guest, a fix for an issue when installation could fail on a system that does not have the X11 libraries installed, as well as a fix for an issue that leads to cursor image corruption when a virtual machine was using the VBoxVGA graphics adapter.

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OMG Ubuntu:

• VirtualBox 7.1.8 Adds Support for Linux Kernel 6.14 - OMG! Ubuntu

  Oracle today (April 15) issued the fourth maintenance update in the current VirtualBox 7.1 series. No new features were added but a flurry of bug fixes, stability boosts and integration buffs are present, which users across all supported OSes will benefit from.

  For Linux users frustrated at flakey wireless network adapter detection in earlier releases, the 7.1.8 update fixes the issue. Similarly, anyone ticked off by .sav files being left over after deleting running VM snapshots will be thrilled to hear they now auto-trash.

  NAT being “completely broken” in every previous 7.1.x series release, causing connectivity loss on Windows hosts, is addressed in VirtualBox 7.1.8. Oracle devs say a “permanent fix for the issue” is now in place – let’s hope!

Linuxiac:

• VirtualBox 7.1.8 Released, Here’s What’s New

  VirtualBox, a popular open-source virtualization software, has rolled out its latest maintenance release, version 7.1.8, focused on bug fixes and incremental improvements.

  One of the most significant fixes addresses an issue where the virtual machine clock occasionally went backward under rare circumstances. Moreover, the GUI has been refined by correcting a glitch involving accelerated cursor images, thus offering a much smoother visual experience. Major enhancements have also been made to how the application handles saved and restored states.

Ji M:

• VirtualBox Released 7.1.8 with Linux 6.14 & RHEL 9.7 Kernels Support

  Oracle VirtualBox announced new 7.1.8 maintenance release on Tuesday with bug-fixes and support for recent Linux Kernels.