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Linux Linux — fs/ntfs3: Initialize allocated memory before use
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0039 32.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 – —
Linux 5.15 – 5.15.199
TIMELINE
Dec 16 Reserved by Linux
Dec 24 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-68365 (Linux). CVSS 8.2 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: Initialize allocated memory before use
KMSAN reports: Multiple uninitialized values detected:
- KMSAN: uninit-value in ntfs_read_hdr (3)
- KMSAN: uninit-value in bcmp (3)
Memory is allocated by __getname(), which is a wrapper for
kmem_cache_alloc(). This memory is used before being properly
cleared. Change kmem_cache_alloc() to kmem_cache_zalloc() to
properly allocate and clear memory before use.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| December 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| December 24, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-68365 (Linux). CVSS 8.2 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.15 | 5.15.199 |
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