RDMA/rxe: Fix unsafe drain work queue code
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
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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