# CVE-2023-54028: RDMA/rxe: Fix the error "trying to register non-static key in rxe\_cleanup\_task"

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/rxe: Fix the error "trying to register non-static key in rxe_cleanup_task" In the function rxe_create_qp(), rxe_qp_from_init() is called to initialize qp, internally things like rxe_init_task are not setup until rxe_qp_init_req(). If an error occurred before this point then the unwind will call rxe_cleanup() and eventually to rxe_qp_do_cleanup()/rxe_cleanup_task() which will oops when trying to access the uninitialized spinlock. If rxe_init_task is not executed, rxe_cleanup_task will not be called.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3236221bb8e4de8e3d0c8385f634064fb26b8e38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8473cd5b301279a41dc75e5afb26b3d5223b6c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d938264fcfe4927e54f0e519da05af1d5d720b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2b1ddc457458fecd1c6f385baa9fbda5f0c63ad

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