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ntfs3: Fix uninit buffer allocated by __getname()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2, 6.6.120
CVEs
CVE-2025-68727
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 01:56 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ntfs3: Fix uninit buffer allocated by __getname()

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Dec 2025, 10:33 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2025-68727

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.63, 6.17.13, 6.18.2

Complete source record
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