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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-68727 is rated Low Risk (5.8/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.07% | 0.16% | +0.10% |
| 2 | 2026-06-03 | 0.05% | 0.07% | +0.02% |
| 3 | 2026-05-23 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
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| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2025-68727 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (linux, linux-6.1), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-68727 |
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68727 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2025-68727 severity moderate: SUSE including 308 source package names (2.1.3-6.115:kernel-default-base-6.4.0-39.1.21.16, 2.1.3-7.146:kernel-rt-6.4.0-40.1, …), 544 product×package rows across 79 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container, … (79 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 195, Fixed 118. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68727/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2025-68727 medium priority: Ubuntu including 157 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1405 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1010, ignored 179, released 147, not-affected 46, pending 14, needed 9. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68727 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15, < 5.15.198 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15, < 6.1.160 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15, < 6.6.120 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15, < 6.12.63 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15, < 6.17.13 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15, < 6.18.2 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15, < 6.19 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |