Linux Kernel SO_REUSEPORT_LB Spoofing via LoadBalancer Grouping
CVE-2025-24934 Published on October 22, 2025
Software which sets SO_REUSEPORT_LB on a socket and then connects it to a host will not directly observe any problems. However, due to its membership in a load-balancing group, that socket will receive packets originating from any host. This breaks the contract of the connect(2) and implied connect via sendto(2), and may leave the application vulnerable to spoofing attacks. The kernel failed to check the connection state of sockets when adding them to load-balancing groups. Furthermore, when looking up the destination socket for an incoming packet, the kernel will match a socket belonging to a load-balancing group even if it is connected, in violation of the contract that connected sockets are only supposed to receive packets originating from the connected host.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-24934 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session
The product does not sufficiently enforce boundaries between the states of different sessions, causing data to be provided to, or used by, the wrong session.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-24934
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Affected Versions
FreeBSD:- Version 15.0-BETA2 and below p1 is affected.
- Version 14.3-RELEASE and below p5 is affected.
- Version 13.5-RELEASE and below p6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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