{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-68365","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2025-12-16T14:48:05.308Z","datePublished":"2025-12-24T10:32:52.728Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T21:51:47.821Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T21:51:47.821Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: Initialize allocated memory before use\n\nKMSAN reports: Multiple uninitialized values detected:\n\n- KMSAN: uninit-value in ntfs_read_hdr (3)\n- KMSAN: uninit-value in bcmp (3)\n\nMemory is allocated by __getname(), which is a wrapper for\nkmem_cache_alloc(). This memory is used before being properly\ncleared. Change kmem_cache_alloc() to kmem_cache_zalloc() to\nproperly allocate and clear memory before use."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/ntfs3/inode.c"],"versions":[{"version":"82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17","lessThan":"bdf38063fd15f2fc7361dc0b5d3c259741eab835","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17","lessThan":"a58e29849aef8d26554a982989a2190b49aaf8ed","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17","lessThan":"7d52c592cf53f5bb7163967edc01d2d7d80de44a","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17","lessThan":"f7728057220cabd720e27e46097edad48e5bd728","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17","lessThan":"192e8ce302f14ac66259231dd10cede19858d742","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"82cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17","lessThan":"a8a3ca23bbd9d849308a7921a049330dc6c91398","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["fs/ntfs3/inode.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.15","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.199","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.162","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.122","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.68","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.2","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.19","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.15","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.199"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.162"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.122"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.68"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.2"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.19"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdf38063fd15f2fc7361dc0b5d3c259741eab835"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58e29849aef8d26554a982989a2190b49aaf8ed"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d52c592cf53f5bb7163967edc01d2d7d80de44a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7728057220cabd720e27e46097edad48e5bd728"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/192e8ce302f14ac66259231dd10cede19858d742"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8a3ca23bbd9d849308a7921a049330dc6c91398"}],"title":"fs/ntfs3: Initialize allocated memory before use","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}