[coreboot] #102: flashrom: coreboot ROM image file identification heuristic is broken

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Wed Jul 2 18:29:07 CEST 2008


#102: flashrom: coreboot ROM image file identification heuristic is broken
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   Reporter:  stuge                |          Owner:  somebody     
       Type:  defect               |         Status:  new          
   Priority:  blocker              |      Milestone:  flashrom v1.0
  Component:  flashrom             |        Version:               
   Keywords:  rom image heuristic  |   Dependencies:               
Patchstatus:  patch needs work     |  
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 Non-coreboot ROM images are incorrectly identified as coreboot images, and
 arbitrary data is used in flashrom code.

 The heuristic is far too simplistic, we need a proper signature in all
 coreboot images. The suggested fix is to add a LAR header to the ROM
 image, I like that too.

 When an image is incorrectly identified, junk data used by flashrom
 typically causes flashrom to segfault.

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Ticket URL: <http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ticket/102>
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