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0009240Kali LinuxKali Package Bugpublic2026-07-01 12:53
Reporternx7n Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status closedResolutionopen 
Summary0009240: Issue with virtualbox-dkms, it breaks modprobe
Description

The virtualbox-dkms package in Kali Linux (version 7.1.10-dfsg-1) mistakenly installs /etc/modprobe.d/virtualbox-dkms.conf as a directory instead of a config file.
This breaks the modprobe command, preventing VirtualBox kernel modules from being loaded. After installing virtualbox-dkms, trying to run modprobe produces this error:

libkmod: ERROR: conf_files_filter_out: Directories inside directories are not supported: /etc/modprobe.d/virtualbox-dkms.conf

while checking it virtualbox-dkms.conf was found to be created as a directory. I have attached a screenshot of the following

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g0tmi1k

g0tmi1k

2026-07-01 12:53

administrator   ~0021837

This report has been filed against an old version of Kali. We will be closing this ticket due to inactivity.

Please could you see if you are able to replicate this issue with the latest version of Kali Linux (https://www.kali.org/get-kali/)?

If you are still facing the same problem, feel free to re-open the ticket. If you choose to do this, could you provide more information to the issue you are facing, and also give information about your setup?
For more information, please read: https://www.kali.org/docs/community/submitting-issues-kali-bug-tracker/

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-07-06 13:29 nx7n New Issue
2025-07-06 13:29 nx7n File Added: Screenshot_2025-07-06_18-57-53.png
2026-07-01 12:53 g0tmi1k Note Added: 0021837
2026-07-01 12:53 g0tmi1k Status new => closed