CVE-2026-31762 iio: gyro: mpu3050: Fix irq resource leak
A resource leak in the Linux kernel MPU3050 gyro driver can lead to denial of service if trigger registration fails.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-31762?
CVE-2026-31762 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iio: gyro: mpu3050: Fix irq resource leak
The interrupt handler is setup but only a few lines down if iio_trigger_register() fails the function returns without properly releasing the handler.
Add cleanup goto to resolve resource leak.
Detected by Smatch: drivers/iio/gyro/mpu3050-core.c:1128 mpu3050_trigger_probe() warn: 'irq' from request_threaded_irq() not released on lines: 1124.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-31762?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2026-31762?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-31762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-31762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-31762, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31762, GHSA-2vgm-jh3h-jpgg, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-31762, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-31762, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-31762 and 1 more.