---
id: CVE-2025-68727
title: |-
  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
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 f…
severity: none
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-2025-68727'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1fd82848fdf0e01b3320815b261006c1722c3e'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53f4d6cb97096590410f3719f75cdf9fc5120f37'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e23db1a85956026999c18e76f402542cb004da'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9948dcb2f7b5a1bf8e8710eafaf6016e00be3ad6'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b40a4eb4a0543d49686a6e693745009dac3b86a9'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88d4b455b6794f48d7adad52593f1700c7bd50e'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcb5e3cd96b77d52bb65988e4c914636a6d4fdd9'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00193
epssPercentile: 0.08284
ingestedAt: '2026-10-13T11:23:51.158Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.