0009240: Issue with virtualbox-dkms, it breaks modprobe

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0009240	Kali Linux	Kali Package Bug	public	2025-07-06 13:29	2025-07-06 13:29

Reporter	nx7n	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	new	Resolution	open

Summary	0009240: 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
Attached Files	Screenshot_2025-07-06_18-57-53.png (29,142 bytes) Screenshot_2025-07-06_18-57-53.png (29,142 bytes)

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