CVE-2025-71311

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Initialize new folios before use KMSAN reports an uninitialized value in longest_match_std(), invoked from ntfs_compress_write(). When new folios are allocated without being marked uptodate and ni_read_frame() is skipped because the caller expects the frame to be completely overwritten, some reserved folios may remain only partially filled, leaving the rest memory uninitialized.

CVSS v3 8.2 HIGH

8.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41d79f8e2a36622d148719bf7c18b46ac1264284	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a30cc03bde169ad558695b26da6ea7e55f6194a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd6c81527d097b3b0bf5a15c2fdc9657d045144c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f223ebffa185cc8da934333c5a31ff2d4f992dc9	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-27 14:16

Updated : 2026-07-30 06:24

NVD link : CVE-2025-71311

Mitre link : CVE-2025-71311

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-71311

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource

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