RE: connector_bad_edid() is broken (was: Re: [PATCH] drm/edid: Fix crash with zero/invalid EDID)

From: Zuo, Jerry
Date: Tue Oct 05 2021 - 11:25:24 EST


[AMD Official Use Only]

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> From: Doug Anderson <dianders@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> To: Zuo, Jerry <Jerry.Zuo@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: connector_bad_edid() is broken (was: Re: [PATCH] drm/edid:
> Fix crash with zero/invalid EDID)
>
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 6:33 AM Zuo, Jerry <Jerry.Zuo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > BTW I believe connector_bad_edid() itself is broken since commit
> > > e11f5bd8228f ("drm: Add support for DP 1.4 Compliance edid
> > > corruption test"). Before we've even allocated the memory for the
> > > extension blocks that code now assumes edid[0x7e] is to be 100%
> > > trusted and goes and calculates the checksum on a block based on
> > > that. So that's likely going to be pointing somewhere beyond the
> > > base block into memory we've not even allocated. So anyone who
> > > wanted could craft a bogus EDID and maybe get something interesting to
> happen.
> > >
> > > Would be good if someone could fix that while at it. Or just revert
> > > the offending commit if there is no simple solution immediately in sight.
> > >
> > > The fact that we're parsing entirely untrustworthy crap in the
> > > kernel always worries me. Either we need super careful review of all
> > > relevant code, and/or we need to think about moving the parser out of
> the kernel.
> > > I was considering playing around with the usermode helper stuff.
> > > IIRC there is a way to embed the userspace binary into the kernel
> > > and just fire it up when needed. But so far it's been the usual -ENOTIME
> for me...
> > >
> > [AMD Official Use Only]
> >
> > Hi Ville:
> >
> > Yhea, it is pretty old change from two years ago, and it is no long valid
> anymore. Please simply drop it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jerry
>
> I've cut out other bits from this email and changed the subject line since I
> think this is an issue unrelated to the one my original patch was fixing.
>
> I don't actually know a ton about DP compliance testing, but I attempted to
> try to be helpful and revert commit e11f5bd8228f ("drm:
> Add support for DP 1.4 Compliance edid corruption test"). It wasn't too hard
> to deal with the conflicts in the revert itself, but then things didn't compile
> because there are two places that use `real_edid_checksum` and that goes
> away if I revert the patch.
>
> I've made an attempt to fix the problem by just adding a bounds check.
> Perhaps you can see if that looks good to you:
>
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> -Doug

The patch used for DP1.4 compliance edid corruption test. Let me double check if edid corruption test could be passed without the patch.