CVE-2025-68728

Linux Kernel - Uninitialized Memory Exposure in NTFS3 mi_format_new

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: fix uninit memory after failed mi_read in mi_format_new Fix a KMSAN un-init bug found by syzkaller. ntfs_get_bh() expects a buffer from sb_getblk(), that buffer may not be uptodate. We do not bring the buffer uptodate before setting it as uptodate. If the buffer were to not be uptodate, it could mean adding a buffer with un-init data to the mi record. Attempting to load that record will trigger KMSAN. Avoid this by setting the buffer as uptodate, if it’s not already, by overwriting it.

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.3%

Details

Status published
Products (22)
linux/Kernel 5.15.0 - 5.15.198linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.160linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.17.13linux
linux/Kernel 6.18.0 - 6.18.2linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.120linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.63linux
Linux/Linux < 5.15
Linux/Linux 4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 - 46f2a881e5a7311d41551edb3915e4d4e8802341
Linux/Linux 4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 - 73e6b9dacf72a1e7a4265eacca46f8f33e0997d6
Linux/Linux 4342306f0f0d5ff4315a204d315c1b51b914fca5 - 7ce8f2028dfccb2161b905cf8ab85cdd9e93909c
... and 12 more
Published Dec 24, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026