How can i get VirtulBox running on MacOS BigSur 11.6 ?

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merylen
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How can i get VirtulBox running on MacOS BigSur 11.6 ?

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Hello,
I've been searching for several days now and I'm just not getting anywhere. Is there a tutorial on how to get VB to work on a Big Sur 11.6 Macbook Pro?
The installation, whether via DMG or brew works and I can start virtualbox. But none of my (Ubuntu) Linux VMs start reliably anymore. Either it doesn't start at all and immediately throws an "EXC_BAD_ACCESS (Code Signature Invalid)" error, or with lots and lots of luck it starts once and doesn't survive a reboot. Either it stops or, most often, throws a kernel panic.
Reinstalling a VM doesn't work either, the installation routine simply crashes in between.
I have already deleted all possible support files/directories, deactivated and activated SIP, allowed Oracle in the system settings, etc.
Except for a new installation of MacOS, I think I have tried every suggestion in the forum.
What is the procedure to get a working version of VB? Parallels and VMware Fusion work fine on the same MacBook.

Thx for any help!
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