Today, Oracle has announced the release of VirtualBox 7.1.4, marking the second maintenance update in the VirtualBox 7.1 series. This versatile, free, open-source, cross-platform virtualization software is compatible with Linux, macOS, Solaris, and Windows.
Only three weeks after the release of VirtualBox 7.1.2, the new VirtualBox 7.1.4 update brings several enhancements. Among these are the automatic upgrading of the Linux Guest Additions from the Devices menu on ARM systems, improvements to screen flickering and black screen issues with recent Linux kernels, as well as initial support for the forthcoming Linux 6.12 kernel series within the Linux Guest Additions, accompanied by an important warning.
“In [Linux] kernel 6.12, KVM initializes virtualization on module loading by default. This prevents VirtualBox VMs from starting,” the developers note. “To address this, you can add the ‘kvm.enable_virt_at_load=0’ parameter to the kernel command line or unload the relevant kvm_XXX module.”
Additionally, VirtualBox 7.1.4 reinstates network boot support and introduces the LsiLogic MPT SCSI driver, which was previously missing. This addition resolves boot issues from devices linked to this driver while using the EFI firmware, which were malfunctions in VirtualBox 7.1. The update also rectifies a problem related to restoring the saved NAT state from VirtualBox 7.0.x instances.
This release also introduces the latest NLS update for Turkish, Indonesian, and Italian languages. Additionally, it resolves issues with the “list vms” and “showvminfo” commands for virtual machines that are inaccessible, as well as correcting size verification for system DLLs on Windows 11 24H2 and the latest Windows Insider Preview builds.
For more extensive information regarding the enhancements in VirtualBox 7.1.4, take a look at the changelog, which you can also access from the official website. The new release is available for download as ready-to-use, native binaries for various distributions like Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, openSUSE, and Oracle Linux, along with a universal binary installer for any other Linux distribution. Remember to download and install the VirtualBox Extension Pack as well.
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