CVE-2024-57903: Linux kernel · net: restrict SO_REUSEPORT to inet sockets
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix is available that restricts the SO_REUSEPORT socket option to inet sockets, preventing the invalid mutex acquisition in RCU callbacks. Users should apply the official Linux kernel patch that implements this restriction. Since no vendor advisory or patch links are provided, check the Linux kernel mailing lists or official repositories for the relevant patch. No other mitigation is indicated.
Description
CVE-2024-57903 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel where the SO_REUSEPORT socket option was not properly restricted to inet sockets. This flaw could cause crypto sockets to be destroyed improperly from an RCU callback context, leading to a mutex acquisition in an invalid context and resulting in kernel errors. The issue has been fixed by restricting SO_REUSEPORT to inet sockets only.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57903 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3257813a3ae7462ac5cde04e120806f0c0776850 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/579cfa595af1e00ccc9c3a849a4add6bba8b4bad (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b0af621c3f6ef9261cf6067812f2fd9943acb4b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad2ad4cd11af9d63187cd074314b71b7cf8a2a59 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad91a2dacbf8c26a446658cdd55e8324dfeff1e7 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)