[PATCH] iio: potentiostat: lmp91000: fix NULL deref in probe by reordering setup
From: Stepan Ionichev
Date: Wed May 20 2026 - 15:20:14 EST
lmp91000_probe() calls iio_trigger_set_immutable() with
iio_channel_cb_get_iio_dev(data->cb_buffer) before data->cb_buffer is
assigned. The struct is zero-initialised by devm_iio_device_alloc(), so
cb_buffer is NULL on entry, and iio_channel_cb_get_iio_dev() does an
unconditional cb_buffer->indio_dev which dereferences NULL.
Reorder probe to acquire cb_buffer first (handling -EPROBE_DEFER) and
only then set the immutable trigger, register the trigger, set up the
triggered buffer, and register the iio device. Move the cb_buffer
release to the end of the cleanup chain so a late failure properly
unwinds in reverse order.
Signed-off-by: Stepan Ionichev <sozdayvek@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c | 36 +++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c b/drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c
index eccc2a343..7a938a023 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/potentiostat/lmp91000.c
@@ -330,17 +330,27 @@ static int lmp91000_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
if (ret)
return ret;
+ data->cb_buffer = iio_channel_get_all_cb(dev, &lmp91000_buffer_cb,
+ indio_dev);
+ if (IS_ERR(data->cb_buffer)) {
+ if (PTR_ERR(data->cb_buffer) == -ENODEV)
+ return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+ return PTR_ERR(data->cb_buffer);
+ }
+
+ data->adc_chan = iio_channel_cb_get_channels(data->cb_buffer);
+
ret = iio_trigger_set_immutable(iio_channel_cb_get_iio_dev(data->cb_buffer),
data->trig);
if (ret) {
dev_err(dev, "cannot set immutable trigger.\n");
- return ret;
+ goto error_release_cb;
}
ret = iio_trigger_register(data->trig);
if (ret) {
dev_err(dev, "cannot register iio trigger.\n");
- return ret;
+ goto error_release_cb;
}
ret = iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL,
@@ -349,35 +359,21 @@ static int lmp91000_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
if (ret)
goto error_unreg_trigger;
- data->cb_buffer = iio_channel_get_all_cb(dev, &lmp91000_buffer_cb,
- indio_dev);
-
- if (IS_ERR(data->cb_buffer)) {
- if (PTR_ERR(data->cb_buffer) == -ENODEV)
- ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
- else
- ret = PTR_ERR(data->cb_buffer);
-
- goto error_unreg_buffer;
- }
-
- data->adc_chan = iio_channel_cb_get_channels(data->cb_buffer);
-
ret = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
if (ret)
- goto error_unreg_cb_buffer;
+ goto error_unreg_buffer;
return 0;
-error_unreg_cb_buffer:
- iio_channel_release_all_cb(data->cb_buffer);
-
error_unreg_buffer:
iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(indio_dev);
error_unreg_trigger:
iio_trigger_unregister(data->trig);
+error_release_cb:
+ iio_channel_release_all_cb(data->cb_buffer);
+
return ret;
}
--
2.43.0