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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00035.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
78ab59fee07f22464f32eafebab2bd97ba94ff2d affected < 90e23db1a85956026999c18e76f402542cb004da
78ab59fee07f22464f32eafebab2bd97ba94ff2d affected < 53f4d6cb97096590410f3719f75cdf9fc5120f37
78ab59fee07f22464f32eafebab2bd97ba94ff2d affected < dcb5e3cd96b77d52bb65988e4c914636a6d4fdd9
78ab59fee07f22464f32eafebab2bd97ba94ff2d affected < 4b1fd82848fdf0e01b3320815b261006c1722c3e
78ab59fee07f22464f32eafebab2bd97ba94ff2d affected < d88d4b455b6794f48d7adad52593f1700c7bd50e
78ab59fee07f22464f32eafebab2bd97ba94ff2d affected < b40a4eb4a0543d49686a6e693745009dac3b86a9
78ab59fee07f22464f32eafebab2bd97ba94ff2d affected < 9948dcb2f7b5a1bf8e8710eafaf6016e00be3ad6
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.15 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.15
5.15.198 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.160 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.120 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.63 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.17.13 unaffected ≤ 6.17.*
6.18.2 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19 unaffected ≤ *

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6127-1 linux security update
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1fd82848fdf0e01b3320815b261006c1722c3e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f4d6cb97096590410f3719f75cdf9fc5120f37 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e23db1a85956026999c18e76f402542cb004da cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9948dcb2f7b5a1bf8e8710eafaf6016e00be3ad6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b40a4eb4a0543d49686a6e693745009dac3b86a9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88d4b455b6794f48d7adad52593f1700c7bd50e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcb5e3cd96b77d52bb65988e4c914636a6d4fdd9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025122405-CVE-2025-68727-8481@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68727 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68727 cve-icon
History

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Description 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.
Title ntfs3: Fix uninit buffer allocated by __getname()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T08:32:23.446Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.028Z

Link: CVE-2025-68727

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T11:16:02.000

Modified: 2026-01-19T13:16:11.340

Link: CVE-2025-68727

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-68727 - Bugzilla

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