Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-71311
Published: May 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132648
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71311
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized memory in ntfs3 compression handling when processing compressed file data. A local user can trigger compression operations that use partially initialized folios to disclose sensitive information.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2025-71311
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3