Re: [PATCH] ui/clipboard: avoid crash upon request when clipboard peer is not initialized

[Fiona Ebner]

Am 15.01.24 um 12:33 schrieb Marc-André Lureau:
> Hi
> 
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 3:26 PM Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com> wrote:
>>
>> Am 15.01.24 um 12:15 schrieb Marc-André Lureau:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Am 14.01.24 um 14:51 schrieb Marc-André Lureau:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/ui/clipboard.c b/ui/clipboard.c
>>>>>> index 3d14bffaf8..c13b54d2e9 100644
>>>>>> --- a/ui/clipboard.c
>>>>>> +++ b/ui/clipboard.c
>>>>>> @@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ void qemu_clipboard_request(QemuClipboardInfo *info,
>>>>>>      if (info->types[type].data ||
>>>>>>          info->types[type].requested ||
>>>>>>          !info->types[type].available ||
>>>>>> -        !info->owner)
>>>>>> +        !info->owner ||
>>>>>> +        !info->owner->request)
>>>>>>          return;
>>>>>
>>>>> While that fixes the crash, I think we should handle the situation
>>>>> earlier. A clipboard peer shouldn't be allowed to hold the clipboard
>>>>> if it doesn't have the data available or a "request" callback set.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Where should initialization of the cbpeer happen so that we are
>>>> guaranteed to do it also for clients that do not set the
>>>> VNC_FEATURE_CLIPBOARD_EXT feature? Can the vnc_clipboard_request
>>>> function be re-used for clients without that feature or will it be
>>>> necessary to add some kind of "dummy" request callback for those clients?
>>>
>>> qemu_clipboard_update() shouldn't accept info as current clipboard if
>>> the owner doesn't have the data available or a "request" callback set.
>>> This should also be assert() somehow and handled earlier.
>>>
>>
>> The request callback is only initialized in vnc_server_cut_text_caps()
>> when the VNC_FEATURE_CLIPBOARD_EXT is enabled. AFAIU, it's perfectly
>> fine for clients to use the clipboard with non-extended messages and
>> qemu_clipboard_update() should (and currently does) accept those.
>>
>>> In vnc_client_cut_text_ext() we could detect that situation, but with
>>> Daniel's "[PATCH] ui: reject extended clipboard message if not
>>> activated", this shouldn't happen anymore iiuc.
>>>
>>
>> Daniel's patch doesn't change the behavior for non-extended messages.
>> The problem can still happen with two VNC clients. This is the scenario
>> described in the lower half of my commit message (and why Daniel
>> mentions in his patch that it's not sufficient to fix the CVE).
>>
>> In short: client A does not set the VNC_FEATURE_CLIPBOARD_EXT feature
>> and then uses a non-extended VNC_MSG_CLIENT_CUT_TEXT message. This leads
>> to vnc_client_cut_text() being called and setting the clipboard info
>> referencing that client. But here, no request callback is initialized,
>> that only happens in vnc_server_cut_text_caps() when the
>> VNC_FEATURE_CLIPBOARD_EXT is enabled.
>>
>> When client B does set the VNC_FEATURE_CLIPBOARD_EXT feature and does
>> send an extended VNC_MSG_CLIENT_CUT_TEXT message, the request callback
>> will be attempted but it isn't set.
>>
> 
> The trouble is when qemu_clipboard_update() is called without data &
> without a request callback set. We shouldn't allow that as we have no
> means to get the clipboard data then.
> 

In the above scenario, I'm pretty sure there is data when
qemu_clipboard_update() is called. Just no request callback. If we'd
reject this, won't that break clients that do not set the
VNC_FEATURE_CLIPBOARD_EXT feature and only use non-extended
VNC_MSG_CLIENT_CUT_TEXT messages?

Best Regards,
Fiona