Re: [RFC PATCH] Input: goodix-berlin - validate the complete IC info misc block

[Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

Hi Zhang,

On Thu, Oct 08, 2026 at 10:34:45PM +0000, Zhang Jiaxi wrote:
> From: Jiaxi Zhang <z1529105815@outlook.com>
> 
> The variable-length parameter arrays are checked while advancing the
> offset, but the final misc structure is dereferenced without checking that
> the complete structure fits in the reported IC info length. Reject a
> truncated misc block before reading its register addresses.
> 
> Extracted from the v165 source; no firmware-mode change is included.

What does this mean? What is v165 source?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiaxi Zhang <z1529105815@outlook.com>
> 
> ---
> The bounds payload is unchanged and reuses its successful exact-target
> object compilation. No coordinate-mode or reset/resume change is included.

I am not sure what you are trying to say here.

> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix_berlin_core.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix_berlin_core.c
> --- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix_berlin_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/goodix_berlin_core.c
> @@ -347,6 +347,9 @@
>  	ADVANCE_LE16_PARAMS(); /* stylus_freq_num */
>  #undef ADVANCE_LE16_PARAMS
>  
> +	if (offset + sizeof(*misc) > length)
> +		goto invalid_offset;
> +
>  	misc = (struct goodix_berlin_ic_info_misc *)&data[offset];
>  	cd->touch_data_addr = le32_to_cpu(misc->touch_data_addr);
>  

-- 
Dmitry