In order to modify the SO_REUSEADDR option of a multicast or datagram socket, the socket must be unbound - otherwise the behavior is undefined. See:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/net/DatagramSocket.html#setReuseAddress-boolean-

To support this (as required for JGroups 3.6.7.Final), SocketBindingManager needs methods to create unbound datagram/multicast sockets. The current methods that accept a SocketAddress throw an ISE when a null address is used.

Setting priority to blocker to encourage inclusion into 2.0.x.