[PATCH v2] iio: gyro: mpu3050: add missing trigger cleanup on remove

From: Joshua Crofts

Date: Thu Oct 15 2026 - 15:59:13 EST


The mpu3050_trigger_probe() function registers a trigger but
mpu3050_common_remove() and error paths in mpu3050_common_probe() forget
to clean it up, causing a use-after-free bug.

Add the missing iio_trigger_unregister() function. Additionally, change
the mpu3050_trigger_probe() function to assign trig only after it is
registered successfully to prevent a null pointer dereference using a
local struct iio_trigger.

Reported-by: Dingisoul <dingiso.kernel@xxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20261010203601.1686148-1-dingiso.kernel@xxxxxxxxx/
Fixes: 3904b28efb2c ("iio: gyro: Add driver for the MPU-3050 gyroscope")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Add a local struct iio_trigger and assign it to the data struct only
after a successful IRQ request to prevent a null pointer deref as
pointed out by Sashiko
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20261011-mpu3050-fix-v1-1-f55b0d138be4@xxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c
index 07c0f9011c63..a887b65c0d18 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c
@@ -1051,14 +1051,14 @@ static int mpu3050_trigger_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int irq)
{
struct mpu3050 *mpu3050 = iio_priv(indio_dev);
struct device *dev = mpu3050->dev;
+ struct iio_trigger *trig;
unsigned long irq_trig;
int ret;

- mpu3050->trig = devm_iio_trigger_alloc(&indio_dev->dev,
- "%s-dev%d",
- indio_dev->name,
- iio_device_id(indio_dev));
- if (!mpu3050->trig)
+ trig = devm_iio_trigger_alloc(&indio_dev->dev, "%s-dev%d",
+ indio_dev->name,
+ iio_device_id(indio_dev));
+ if (!trig)
return -ENOMEM;

/* Check if IRQ is open drain */
@@ -1115,30 +1115,29 @@ static int mpu3050_trigger_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int irq)
mpu3050_irq_handler,
mpu3050_irq_thread,
irq_trig,
- mpu3050->trig->name,
- mpu3050->trig);
+ trig->name,
+ trig);
if (ret) {
dev_err(dev, "can't get IRQ %d, error %d\n", irq, ret);
return ret;
}

+ trig->dev.parent = dev;
+ trig->ops = &mpu3050_trigger_ops;
+ iio_trigger_set_drvdata(trig, indio_dev);
+
+ ret = iio_trigger_register(trig);
+ if (ret) {
+ free_irq(irq, trig);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ mpu3050->trig = trig;
mpu3050->irq = irq;
- mpu3050->trig->dev.parent = dev;
- mpu3050->trig->ops = &mpu3050_trigger_ops;
- iio_trigger_set_drvdata(mpu3050->trig, indio_dev);

- ret = iio_trigger_register(mpu3050->trig);
- if (ret)
- goto err_iio_trigger;
-
- indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(mpu3050->trig);
+ indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(trig);

return 0;
-
-err_iio_trigger:
- free_irq(mpu3050->irq, mpu3050->trig);
-
- return ret;
}

int mpu3050_common_probe(struct device *dev,
@@ -1260,7 +1259,9 @@ int mpu3050_common_probe(struct device *dev,
pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
pm_runtime_disable(dev);
- if (irq)
+ if (mpu3050->trig)
+ iio_trigger_unregister(mpu3050->trig);
+ if (mpu3050->irq)
free_irq(mpu3050->irq, mpu3050->trig);
iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(indio_dev);
err_power_down:
@@ -1278,6 +1279,8 @@ void mpu3050_common_remove(struct device *dev)
pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
pm_runtime_disable(dev);
+ if (mpu3050->trig)
+ iio_trigger_unregister(mpu3050->trig);
if (mpu3050->irq)
free_irq(mpu3050->irq, mpu3050->trig);
iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(indio_dev);

---
base-commit: a3b3580713f3ac5a32dc2874ee546828977a1d68
change-id: 20261011-mpu3050-fix-145a77d5229b

Best regards,
--
Joshua Crofts