CVE-2025-68365

low-risk
Published 2025-12-24

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (6)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/192e8ce302f14ac66259231dd10cede19858d742
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d52c592cf53f5bb7163967edc01d2d7d80de44a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58e29849aef8d26554a982989a2190b49aaf8ed
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8a3ca23bbd9d849308a7921a049330dc6c91398
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdf38063fd15f2fc7361dc0b5d3c259741eab835
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7728057220cabd720e27e46097edad48e5bd728
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal