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.
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.
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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() | |
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Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-11T16:30:13.443Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.028Z
Link: CVE-2025-68727
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-12-24T11:16:02.000
Modified: 2026-01-11T17:15:57.103
Link: CVE-2025-68727
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