# VirtualBox 7.2.10 lands with initial Linux kernel 7.1 support

- **Published on:** 2026-06-16
- **Category:** News
- **Original page:** https://linuxgratis.com/en/articles/virtualbox-7-2-10-soporte-inicial-linux-kernel-7-1

Oracle ships VirtualBox 7.2.10 with initial Linux 7.1 support, better RHEL 9.8 compatibility, and several fixes for Linux hosts and guests.

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Oracle has released **VirtualBox 7.2.10**, the fifth maintenance update to the 7.2 series of its free, cross-platform virtualization software for Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows. It arrives almost two months after VirtualBox 7.2.8.

The headline change is **initial support for the Linux 7.1 kernel series**, which [Linus Torvalds released on June 14](/en/linux-kernel-7-1-lanzamiento-oficial-novedades). If you build the kernel modules against 7.1, this version now recognizes them. The release also improves support for the **Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.8** kernel and refines compatibility with **Linux 7.0**.

## What it brings for Linux hosts and guests

Beyond kernel support, VirtualBox 7.2.10 adds two changes worth knowing about:

- You can now **build the source code with NASM** instead of YASM as the assembler.
- It adds **initial support for the Extended Data Control Protocol** for KDE Plasma when sharing the clipboard on Wayland guests. That's a first step toward smoother copy-paste between host and guest under Wayland, where the clipboard has always been a tricky spot.

On the fix side for Linux, this version resolves a problem that broke kernel module builds with the **openSUSE Leap 16.0** kernel, and fixes, on Linux hosts only, a bug that kept virtual machines from starting because of a kernel oops.

## Boot and device fixes

The bug-fix list targets very specific cases that hit real users:

- **CentOS Stream 10** virtual machines that failed to boot with the `Fatal glibc error: CPU does not support x86-64-v3` message.
- A boot issue on **ARM** virtual machines assigned less than 1 GB of RAM.
- Shared Folders automount and clipboard sharing failures on **OS/2** guests.
- The inability to attach USB devices to a headless virtual machine on **Apple Silicon systems running macOS 26.4.1**.
- **VIRTIO-SCSI** devices that the guest did not recognize as an SSD.
- Two network problems tied to the **E1000** emulation code.

## Who should care

If you run VirtualBox on a Linux host that already runs, or will soon run, the 7.1 kernel, this update is the one you were waiting for: without it, the modules won't build against the new kernel. It's also worth grabbing if you work with OS/2 guests, low-RAM ARM machines, CentOS Stream 10, or Wayland setups with KDE Plasma, since it clears bugs that broke day-to-day use.

The download is available from the official website as installers for several Linux distributions, plus Solaris, macOS, and Windows. Remember to update the **VirtualBox Extension Pack** too for the full experience. The official changelog has the full list of changes.

## Source

- [VirtualBox 7.2.10 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 7.1 — 9to5Linux](https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-10-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-7-1)