With regard to "but I don't see enough information here to isolate it to specific versions of packages that Ubuntu shipped" above, perhaps this will help:
On an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS system, "apt search virtualbox | grep installed" finds: libvirt-bin/now 4.0.0-1ubuntu8.21 amd64 [installed,local] libvirt-clients/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.10 amd64 [installed,automatic] libvirt-daemon/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.10 amd64 [installed,automatic] libvirt-daemon-config-network/jammy-updates,jammy-updates,jammy-security,jammy-security,now 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.10 all [installed,automatic] libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter/jammy-updates,jammy-updates,jammy-security,jammy-security,now 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.10 all [installed,automatic] libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.10 amd64 [installed,automatic] libvirt-daemon-system/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.10 amd64 [installed,automatic] libvirt-daemon-system-systemd/jammy-updates,jammy-updates,jammy-security,jammy-security,now 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.10 all [installed,automatic] libvirt0/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 8.0.0-1ubuntu7.10 amd64 [installed,automatic] virtualbox/jammy-updates,now 6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1 amd64 [installed] virtualbox-dkms/jammy-updates,now 6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1 amd64 [installed] virtualbox-qt/jammy-updates,now 6.1.50-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.22.04.1 amd64 [installed] "apt search generic | grep 116 | grep installed" finds: linux-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0.116.116 amd64 [installed] linux-headers-5.15.0-116-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0-116.126 amd64 [installed,automatic] linux-headers-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0.116.116 amd64 [installed] linux-image-5.15.0-116-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0-116.126 amd64 [installed,automatic] linux-image-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0.116.116 amd64 [installed,automatic] linux-modules-5.15.0-116-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0-116.126 amd64 [installed,automatic] linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-116-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0-116.126 amd64 [installed,automatic] "apt search generic | grep 113 | grep installed" finds: linux-headers-5.15.0-113-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0-113.123 amd64 [installed,automatic] linux-image-5.15.0-113-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0-113.123 amd64 [installed,automatic] linux-modules-5.15.0-113-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0-113.123 amd64 [installed,automatic] linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-113-generic/jammy-updates,jammy-security,now 5.15.0-113.123 amd64 [installed,automatic] When booted off the "5.15.0-113-generic" kernel Virtualbox works OK. When booted off the "5.15.0-116-generic" one it does not. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2073267 Title: Guru meditation on VM start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-signed-hwe-5.15/+bug/2073267/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs