ntfs3: Fix uninit buffer allocated by __getname()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00193 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120 +4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68727
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c243-x575-hcmp
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e23db1a85956026999c18e76f402542cb004da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f4d6cb97096590410f3719f75cdf9fc5120f37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcb5e3cd96b77d52bb65988e4c914636a6d4fdd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1fd82848fdf0e01b3320815b261006c1722c3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88d4b455b6794f48d7adad52593f1700c7bd50e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b40a4eb4a0543d49686a6e693745009dac3b86a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9948dcb2f7b5a1bf8e8710eafaf6016e00be3ad6
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68727 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68727 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c243-x575-hcmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68727 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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