CVE-2025-68728: ntfs3: fix uninit memory after failed mi_read in mi_format_new

Published Dec 24, 2025
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ntfs3: fix uninit memory after failed miread in miformatnew

Fix a KMSAN un-init bug found by syzkaller.

ntfsgetbh() expects a buffer from sbgetblk(), 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.

Affected Software

191 affected componentsFixes available
linux/kernel
Microsoft azl3 kernel 6.6.117.1-1
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*
ubuntu/linux-gcp*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-hwe*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-oem*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15<5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1
5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.15<5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.15<5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-gke*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.15<5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1
5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg-5.15<5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1
5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15<5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15<5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1
5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.15<5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1
5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-raspi2*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.15<5.15.0-1097.101~20.04.1
5.15.0-1097.101~20.04.1
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*
ubuntu/linux<5.15.0-173.183
5.15.0-173.183
ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws<5.15.0-1103.110
5.15.0-1103.110
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1
6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure<5.15.0-1109.118
5.15.0-1109.118
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1
6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<5.15.0-1109.118.1
5.15.0-1109.118.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.8<6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1
6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gcp<5.15.0-1103.112
5.15.0-1103.112
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gke<5.15.0-1099.105
5.15.0-1099.105
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<5.15.0-1086.94
5.15.0-1086.94
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1
6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm<5.15.0-1097.100
5.15.0-1097.100
ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1
6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-intel-iotg<5.15.0-1098.104
5.15.0-1098.104
ubuntu/linux-kvm<5.15.0-1095.100
5.15.0-1095.100
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<5.15.0-173.183
5.15.0-173.183
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<5.15.0-1098.99
5.15.0-1098.99
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1
6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<5.15.0-1055.55
5.15.0-1055.55
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra-igx<5.15.0-1044.44
5.15.0-1044.44
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle<5.15.0-1100.106
5.15.0-1100.106
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1
6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-raspi<5.15.0-1097.100
5.15.0-1097.100
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1
6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp<5.15.0-1067.71
5.15.0-1067.71
ubuntu/linux-bluefield<5.15.0-1086.88
5.15.0-1086.88
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime<5.15.0-1094.96
5.15.0-1094.96
ubuntu/linux-realtime<5.15.0-1102.111
5.15.0-1102.111
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1047.48~22.04.1
6.8.1-1047.48~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips*
ubuntu/linux-fips*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips*
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<5.15.0-1103.110+fips1
5.15.0-1103.110+fips1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<5.15.0-1109.118+fips1
5.15.0-1109.118+fips1
ubuntu/linux-fips<5.15.0-173.183+fips1
5.15.0-173.183+fips1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<5.15.0-1103.112+fips1
5.15.0-1103.112+fips1
ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-110.110
6.8.0-110.110
ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1052.55
6.8.0-1052.55
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.17<6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1054.60
6.8.0-1054.60
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.17<6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<6.8.0-1058.65
6.8.0-1058.65
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia<6.8.0-1039.42
6.8.0-1039.42
ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1054.57
6.8.0-1054.57
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.17<6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3
6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3
ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1050.56
6.8.0-1050.56
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1037.40
6.8.0-1037.40
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.17<6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2
6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2
ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1051.51
6.8.0-1051.51
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-110.110.1
6.8.0-110.110.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1051.54
6.8.0-1051.54
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.17<6.17.0-1018.18
6.17.0-1018.18
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1051.54.1
6.8.0-1051.54.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1022.22
6.8.0-1022.22
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.17<6.17.0-1017.17
6.17.0-1017.17
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.8*
ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1049.50
6.8.0-1049.50
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.17<6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1
6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1052.56
6.8.0-1052.56
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.17<6.17.0-19.19.1~24.04.1
6.17.0-19.19.1~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1028.29
6.8.0-1028.29
ubuntu/linux-bluefield<6.8.0-1017.21
6.8.0-1017.21
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2042.43
6.8.0-2042.43
ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1047.48
6.8.1-1047.48
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.14*
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.17<6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1
6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<6.8.0-1053.59+fips1
6.8.0-1053.59+fips1
ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-110.110+fips2
6.8.0-110.110+fips2
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<6.8.0-1054.57+fips1
6.8.0-1054.57+fips1
ubuntu/linux<6.17.0-19.19
6.17.0-19.19
ubuntu/linux-aws<6.17.0-1009.9
6.17.0-1009.9
ubuntu/linux-azure<6.17.0-1010.10
6.17.0-1010.10
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*
ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.17.0-1009.9
6.17.0-1009.9
ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.17.0-1009.9
6.17.0-1009.9
ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.17.0-1010.10
6.17.0-1010.10
ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.17.0-1008.9
6.17.0-1008.9
ubuntu/linux-riscv<6.17.0-19.19.1
6.17.0-19.19.1
ubuntu/linux-vmware*
debian/linux
6.1.176-16.1.190-16.12.107-16.12.116-17.2.15-17.3.4-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-5.15 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.15.0-1103.110~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1110.119~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1103.112~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1097.100~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1098.104~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-173.183~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1055.55~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1100.106~20.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-173.183
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1103.110
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1109.118
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1109.118.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1103.112
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1099.105
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1086.94
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1097.100
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1098.104
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1095.100
  27. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 5.15.0-173.183
  28. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1098.99
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1055.55
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1044.44
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1100.106
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1097.100
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1
  37. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1067.71
  38. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1086.88
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1094.96
  40. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1102.111
  41. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.1-1047.48~22.04.1
  42. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1103.110+fips1
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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1109.118+fips1
  44. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 5.15.0-173.183+fips1
  45. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 5.15.0-1103.112+fips1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-110.110
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1052.55
  48. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2
  49. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1054.60
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    Fixed in 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1058.65
  52. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1039.42
  53. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1054.57
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    Fixed in 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3
  55. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1050.56
  56. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1037.40
  57. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1051.51
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-110.110.1
  60. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1051.54
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    Fixed in 6.17.0-1018.18
  62. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1051.54.1
  63. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1022.22
  64. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.17.0-1017.17
  65. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1049.50
  66. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1
  67. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1052.56
  68. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.17.0-19.19.1~24.04.1
  69. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1028.29
  70. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1017.21
  71. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-2042.43
  72. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.1-1047.48
  73. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1
  74. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
  75. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1053.59+fips1
  76. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-110.110+fips2
  77. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1054.57+fips1
  78. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.17.0-19.19
  79. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.17.0-1009.9
  80. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.17.0-1010.10
  81. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.17.0-1009.9
  82. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-oracle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.17.0-1009.9
  83. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-raspi to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.17.0-1010.10
  84. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-realtime to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.17.0-1008.9
  85. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-riscv to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.17.0-19.19.1
  86. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.1.176-1Fixed in 6.1.190-1Fixed in 6.12.107-1Fixed in 6.12.116-1Fixed in 7.2.15-1Fixed in 7.3.4-1
  87. Compensating control

    In ntfs3 mi_format_new, overwrite the buffer before marking it uptodate when mi_read fails, so uninitialized data is not added to the mi record.

Event History

Dec 24, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:33 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:33 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via OSV·11:16 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Event
via OSV·11:16 AM
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:16 AM
Description
Dec 25, 2025
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·01:04 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-68728?

CVE-2025-68728 is categorized as a moderate severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-68728?

To fix CVE-2025-68728, ensure that you update your Linux kernel to the latest patched version.

3

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2025-68728?

The impact of CVE-2025-68728 includes possible uninitialized memory access which could lead to information leaks.

4

Which versions of Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2025-68728?

CVE-2025-68728 affects specific versions of the Linux kernel that incorporate the NTFS3 driver.

5

Has CVE-2025-68728 been resolved?

Yes, CVE-2025-68728 has been resolved with a patch provided in the latest Linux kernel updates.

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