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RDMA/rxe: Fix unsafe drain work queue code

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix unsafe drain work queue code If create_qp does not fully succeed it is possible for qp cleanup code to attempt to drain the send or recv work queues before the queues have been created causing a seg fault. This patch checks to see if the queues exist before attempting to drain them.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.4.16, 6.5.3
CVEs
CVE-2023-53528
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 19:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

RDMA/rxe: Fix unsafe drain work queue code

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Oct 2025, 11:46 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix unsafe drain work queue code If create_qp does not fully succeed it is possible for qp cleanup code to attempt to drain the send or recv work queues before the queues have been created causing a seg fault. This patch checks to see if the queues exist before attempting to drain them.

osv:CVE-2023-53528

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.4.16, 6.5.3

Complete source record
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