CVE-2025-68365
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Initialize allocated memory before use KMSAN reports: Multiple uninitialized values detected: - KMSAN: uninit-value in ntfs_read_hdr (3) - KMSAN: uninit-value in bcmp (3) Memory is allocated by __getname(), which is a wrapper for kmem_cache_alloc(). This memory is used before being properly cleared. Change kmem_cache_alloc() to kmem_cache_zalloc() to properly allocate and clear memory before use.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.42%• Percentile: 36%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-908•Use of Uninitialized Resource
The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 6.1.162-1 | < 6.12.69-1 | < 6.18.3-1
- debian•linux-6.1
< 6.1.162-1~deb11u1
- ubuntu•linux
< 5.15.0-176.186 | < 6.8.0-117.117 | < 6.17.0-22.22
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 5.15.0-1105.112 | < 6.8.0-1055.58 | < 6.17.0-1012.12
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15
< 5.15.0-1105.112~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.17
< 6.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8
< 6.8.0-1057.60~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
all | < 5.15.0-1105.112+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all | < 5.15.0-1110.119 | < 6.8.0-1056.62 | < 6.17.0-1013.13
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
< 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.17
< 6.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8
< 6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | all | all | all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
all | < 5.15.0-1110.119+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1059.65+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
all
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.15.0-1089.91 | < 6.8.0-1022.26
- ubuntu•linux-fips
all | < 5.15.0-176.186+fips1 | < 6.8.0-116.116+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all | < 5.15.0-1105.114 | < 6.8.0-1058.61 | < 6.17.0-1012.12
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15
< 5.15.0-1106.115~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11
all
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References (37)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d52c592cf53f5bb7163967edc01d2d7d80de44a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7728057220cabd720e27e46097edad48e5bd728
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/192e8ce302f14ac66259231dd10cede19858d742
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8a3ca23bbd9d849308a7921a049330dc6c91398
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdf38063fd15f2fc7361dc0b5d3c259741eab835
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58e29849aef8d26554a982989a2190b49aaf8ed
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68365
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68365
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8162-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8177-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8180-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8177-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8183-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8180-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8186-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8187-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8188-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8183-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8180-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8180-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8180-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8243-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8245-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8257-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8180-6
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8275-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8278-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8289-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8296-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8297-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8296-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8289-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8278-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8393-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8440-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8499-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-68365