Virtualbox 7.0.12 doesn't run on Ubuntu 22:04:03 running kernel 6.5.0-14

[nickwh]

A VM in Virtualbox 7.0.12 created on Ubuntu kernel 6.2.0-39 and running ok but after upgrading to latest released Ubuntu kernel 6.5.0-14 doesn't start. There are no drivers in the /lib/modules/6.5.0-14-generic/misc directory of the kernel. In fact the misc directory has not been created.

Reviewing the logs in /var/log, shows:

Building the main VirtualBox module. Error building the module: make V=1 CONFIG_MODULE_SIG= CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_ALL= -C /lib/modules/6.5.0-14-generic/build M=/tmp/vbox.0 SRCROOT=/tmp/vbox.0 -j8 modules make[1]: warning: -j8 forced in submake: resetting jobserver mode. warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel

The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-12 (Ubuntu 12.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04) 12.3.0

and later

/bin/sh: 1: gcc-12: not found

There is no gcc-12 installed on the system with the latest being gcc-11, which is a link from /usr/bin/gcc

It appears the drivers are not being built because the kernel was built with gcc-12 so virtualbox goes looking for gcc-12.

Is gcc-12 a prerequisite for virtualbox modules to work with the 6.5.0-14 kernel and has it been tested?

Full log file attached

[nickwh]

vbox-setup.log

[galitsyn]

Hi nickwh,

This issue is not related to VirtualBox, but rather to Ubuntu itself. Had the same issue after upgrade. Just install gcc-12 and issue will disappear.