[PATCH v3] iio: health: max30102: fix NULL dereference in interrupt handler

From: Marco Chen

Date: Wed Aug 05 2026 - 00:07:01 EST


The interrupt is requested in max30102_probe() and stays enabled
for the lifetime of the device, but indio_dev->active_scan_mask is only
valid while a buffer is enabled. When an interrupt arrives while no
buffer is enabled, the handler dereferences the NULL active_scan_mask:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address
0000000000000000
pc : __bitmap_weight+0x64/0x98
lr : max30102_interrupt_handler+0x48/0x160 [max30102]
Call trace:
__bitmap_weight+0x64/0x98 (P)
max30102_interrupt_handler+0x48/0x160 [max30102]
irq_thread_fn+0x28/0xa8
irq_thread+0x184/0x30c
kthread+0x118/0x124
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Call max30102_fifo_count() at the top of the handler and return early
unless it reports a FIFO sample is ready. Because FIFO_RDY is the only
interrupt source enabled in max30102_chip_init(), an invocation of
max30102_interrupt_handler() without the FIFO_RDY interrupt status bit
set carries no data to read and can return before touching
active_scan_mask. A negative return from max30102_fifo_count()
indicates a failed interrupt status read and is treated the same way.

Fixes: 90579b69e94b ("iio: health: max30102: Add MAX30105 support")
Suggested-by: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Marco Chen <marcochen.dev@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- Reuse max30102_fifo_count() for the early return instead of reading the
status register directly, as suggested by Jonathan.
- Return IRQ_HANDLED on cnt <= 0 rather than cnt == 0 so that a failed
status read also returns early.

max30102_fifo_count() still has the odd name and int return you mentioned
in v2, so I will send a follow-up patch once this lands.

Tested on a MAX30102 on Raspberry Pi 4 over I2C.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/20260731184124.112124-1-marcochen.dev@xxxxxxxxx/
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/20260804234355.65319-1-marcochen.dev@xxxxxxxxx/

drivers/iio/health/max30102.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/max30102.c b/drivers/iio/health/max30102.c
index c37316c86f14..aee96167f01e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/max30102.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/max30102.c
@@ -290,9 +290,15 @@ static irqreturn_t max30102_interrupt_handler(int irq, void *private)
{
struct iio_dev *indio_dev = private;
struct max30102_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
- unsigned int measurements = bitmap_weight(indio_dev->active_scan_mask,
- iio_get_masklength(indio_dev));
- int ret, cnt = 0;
+ unsigned int measurements;
+ int ret, cnt;
+
+ cnt = max30102_fifo_count(data);
+ if (cnt <= 0)
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;
+
+ measurements = bitmap_weight(indio_dev->active_scan_mask,
+ iio_get_masklength(indio_dev));

mutex_lock(&data->lock);

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2.55.0