{"id":"CVE-2025-68365","title":"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-val…","summary":"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-val…","severity":"high","cvss":8.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-908"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.15, < 5.15.199","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.162","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.122","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.68","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.2"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.18.2"],"published":"2025-12-24","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T11:10:00.203","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68365","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/192e8ce302f14ac66259231dd10cede19858d742","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d52c592cf53f5bb7163967edc01d2d7d80de44a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58e29849aef8d26554a982989a2190b49aaf8ed","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8a3ca23bbd9d849308a7921a049330dc6c91398","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdf38063fd15f2fc7361dc0b5d3c259741eab835","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7728057220cabd720e27e46097edad48e5bd728","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00412,"epssPercentile":0.33609,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T11:23:51.152Z","slug":"CVE-2025-68365","body":"## Overview\n\nIn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.15, < 5.15.199`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.162`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.122`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.68`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.18.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":45.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}