{"cve":"CVE-2025-68365","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-24T11:16:00.063","modified":"2026-10-13T11:10:00.203","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-908"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/192e8ce302f14ac66259231dd10cede19858d742","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d52c592cf53f5bb7163967edc01d2d7d80de44a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58e29849aef8d26554a982989a2190b49aaf8ed","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8a3ca23bbd9d849308a7921a049330dc6c91398","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdf38063fd15f2fc7361dc0b5d3c259741eab835"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:17:07.138532058+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-68365","score":0.00412,"percentile":0.35253,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}