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Nutanix AHV : Multiple Vulnerabilities (NXSA-AHV-10.3.1.2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 277502

Synopsis

The Nutanix AHV host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities .

Description

The version of AHV installed on the remote host is prior to AHV-10.3.1.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the NXSA-AHV-10.3.1.2 advisory.

 - A heap-buffer-overflow (off-by-one) flaw was found in the GnuTLS software in the template parsing logic within the certtool utility. When it reads certain settings from a template file, it allows an attacker to cause an out-of-bounds (OOB) NULL pointer write, resulting in memory corruption and a denial-of-service (DoS) that could potentially crash the system. (CVE-2025-32990)

 - A flaw was found in GnuTLS. A double-free vulnerability exists in GnuTLS due to incorrect ownership handling in the export logic of Subject Alternative Name (SAN) entries containing an otherName. If the type-id OID is invalid or malformed, GnuTLS will call asn1_delete_structure() on an ASN.1 node it does not own, leading to a double-free condition when the parent function or caller later attempts to free the same structure. This vulnerability can be triggered using only public GnuTLS APIs and may result in denial of service or memory corruption, depending on allocator behavior. (CVE-2025-32988)

 - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the GnuTLS software in _gnutls_figure_common_ciphersuite().
 (CVE-2025-6395)

 - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1552, a path traversal issue in Vim's tar.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted tar archives.
 Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on.
 Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1552 contains a patch for the vulnerability. (CVE-2025-53905)

 - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1551, a path traversal issue in Vim's zip.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted zip archives.
 Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on.
 Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1551 contains a patch for the vulnerability. (CVE-2025-53906)

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

http://www.nessus.org/u?86bd8705

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 277502

File Name: nutanix_NXSA-AHV-10_3_1_2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/4/2025

Updated: 12/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32990

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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: 12/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-32988, CVE-2025-32990, CVE-2025-53905, CVE-2025-53906, CVE-2025-6395