CVE-2018-25015 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2018-25015?

CVE-2018-25015 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25015?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Netapp H300e Firmware, Netapp H300s Firmware, Netapp H410c Firmware, Netapp H410s Firmware, Netapp H500e Firmware and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-25015?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2018-25015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as A-191191879, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-25015, GHSA-rwrg-4798-hg93, PUB-A-191191879, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-25015.