CVE-2025-68727
Not scored
ntfs3: Fix uninit buffer allocated by __getname()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: Fix uninit buffer allocated by __getname() Fix uninit errors caused after buffer allocation given to 'de'; by initializing the buffer with zeroes. The fix was found by using KMSAN.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
December 24, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-68727
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: Fix uninit buffer allocated by __getname() Fix uninit errors caused after buffer allocation given to 'de'; by initializing the buffer with zeroes. The fix was found by using KMSAN.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1fd82848fdf0e01b3320815b261006c1722c3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f4d6cb97096590410f3719f75cdf9fc5120f37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e23db1a85956026999c18e76f402542cb004da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9948dcb2f7b5a1bf8e8710eafaf6016e00be3ad6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b40a4eb4a0543d49686a6e693745009dac3b86a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88d4b455b6794f48d7adad52593f1700c7bd50e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcb5e3cd96b77d52bb65988e4c914636a6d4fdd9
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/68xxx/CVE-2025-68727.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68727