{"id":"CVE-2018-25015","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-25015","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:11:41.846Z","title":"There is a use-after-free in net/sctp/socket.c for a held lock after a peel off, aka CID-a0ff660058b8.","description":"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.14.16. There is a use-after-free in net/sctp/socket.c for a held lock after a peel off, aka CID-a0ff660058b8.","published":"2021-06-07T20:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:54:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","netapp/h300s firmware","netapp/h500s firmware","netapp/h700s firmware","netapp/h300e firmware","netapp/h500e firmware","netapp/h700e firmware","netapp/h410s firmware","netapp/h410c firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00569,"percentile":0.46944,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.16","tags":["Mailing List","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ff660058b88d12625a783ce9e5c1371c87951f","tags":["Mailing List","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://sites.google.com/view/syzscope/warning-held-lock-freed","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=a8d38d1b68ffc744c53bd9b9fc1dbd6c86b1afe2","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.16","tags":["Mailing List","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ff660058b88d12625a783ce9e5c1371c87951f","tags":["Mailing List","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0002/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://sites.google.com/view/syzscope/warning-held-lock-freed","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=a8d38d1b68ffc744c53bd9b9fc1dbd6c86b1afe2","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25015","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}