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Nutanix AHV : Multiple Vulnerabilities (NXSA-AHV-20230302.103032)
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Synopsis
The Nutanix AHV host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities .Description
The version of AHV installed on the remote host is prior to 20230302.102005. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the NXSA-AHV-20230302.103032 advisory.- In jQuery versions greater than or equal to 1.0.3 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML containing <option> elements from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.
(CVE-2020-11023)
- A flaw was found in rsync. When using the `--safe-links` option, the rsync client fails to properly verify if a symbolic link destination sent from the server contains another symbolic link within it. This results in a path traversal vulnerability, which may lead to arbitrary file write outside the desired directory.
(CVE-2024-12088)
- A vulnerability was found in Unbound due to incorrect default permissions, allowing any process outside the unbound group to modify the unbound runtime configuration. If a process can connect over localhost to port 8953, it can alter the configuration of unbound.service. This flaw allows an unprivileged attacker to manipulate a running instance, potentially altering forwarders, allowing them to track all queries forwarded by the local resolver, and, in some cases, disrupting resolving altogether. (CVE-2024-1488)
- NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.21.0 contains a vulnerability when handling replies with very large RRsets that it needs to perform name compression for. Malicious upstreams responses with very large RRsets can cause Unbound to spend a considerable time applying name compression to downstream replies. This can lead to degraded performance and eventually denial of service in well orchestrated attacks. The vulnerability can be exploited by a malicious actor querying Unbound for the specially crafted contents of a malicious zone with very large RRsets. Before Unbound replies to the query it will try to apply name compression which was an unbounded operation that could lock the CPU until the whole packet was complete. Unbound version 1.21.1 introduces a hard limit on the number of name compression calculations it is willing to do per packet. Packets that need more compression will result in semi- compressed packets or truncated packets, even on TCP for huge messages, to avoid locking the CPU for long.
This change should not affect normal DNS traffic. (CVE-2024-8508)
- A path traversal vulnerability exists in rsync. It stems from behavior enabled by the `--inc-recursive` option, a default-enabled option for many client options and can be enabled by the server even if not explicitly enabled by the client. When using the `--inc-recursive` option, a lack of proper symlink verification coupled with deduplication checks occurring on a per-file-list basis could allow a server to write files outside of the client's intended destination directory. A malicious server could write malicious files to arbitrary locations named after valid directories/paths on the client. (CVE-2024-12087)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the Nutanix AHV software to the recommended version. Before upgrading: if this cluster is registered with Prism Central, ensure that Prism Central has been upgraded first to a compatible version. Refer to the Software Product Interoperability page on the Nutanix portal.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 241665
File Name: nutanix_NXSA-AHV-20230302_103032.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Family: Misc.
Published: 7/9/2025
Updated: 7/10/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11023
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12088
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.2
Threat Score: 8.2
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9143
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:nutanix:ahv
Required KB Items: Host/Nutanix/Data/Node/Version, Host/Nutanix/Data/Node/Type
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2020
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 2/13/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-11023, CVE-2022-49043, CVE-2024-10041, CVE-2024-10963, CVE-2024-11187, CVE-2024-12087, CVE-2024-12088, CVE-2024-12747, CVE-2024-1488, CVE-2024-5535, CVE-2024-56171, CVE-2024-56326, CVE-2024-8508, CVE-2024-9143, CVE-2025-24528, CVE-2025-24928