virtualbox-dkms 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2: virtualbox kernel module failed to build [error: too many arguments to function ‘get_user_pages’]

[Ilias Chasapakis]

virtualbox-dkms 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2: virtualbox kernel module failed to build
Error thrown by software updater
Ubuntu is actually 16.04.6 and not 16.04.2 as reported. Similar to bug reported already before but with VBox version 5.1.38.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: virtualbox-dkms 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-103.126-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-103-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 4.4.0-145-generic
Date: Wed Apr 3 08:50:45 2019
DuplicateSignature: dkms:virtualbox-dkms:5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2:/var/lib/dkms/virtualbox/5.1.38/build/vboxdrv/r0drv/linux/memobj-r0drv-linux.c:1112:18: error: too many arguments to function ‘get_user_pages’
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-30 (1098 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.4 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160217.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.31
SourcePackage: virtualbox
Title: virtualbox-dkms 5.1.38-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.2: virtualbox kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-08-18 (227 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1818049, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.