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NFC: Add write support for the password-protected MF ultralight tag#338

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NFC: Add write support for the password-protected MF ultralight tag#338
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Imported from upstream: flipperdevices#3364
Original author: @nekolab


What's new

  • Add write capability for password-protected MF Ultralight tags.
  • Fix the check condition in mf_ultralight_poller_handler_read_tearing_flags. Support for MfUltralightFeatureSupportSingleCounter doesn't imply support for reading tearing flags, as seen in NTAG21x series.
  • Revised MF Ultralight poller logic from auth => read **THEN** write to auth => read **OR** write. According to NXP specifications, NTAG commands should maintain the tag in ACTIVE or AUTHENTICATED state. However, some compatible tags deviate from this spec and accept only one read/write command in the AUTHENTICATED state. This change addresses write command failures because in the previous logic it would issued after the read commands.
  • More debug logs to provide users with better NFC status insights without needing to rebuild the firmware.

Verification

Testing was conducted on an NTAG shipped with an air purifier:

  • Read, unlock, and save the tag first. Modified a sector and wrote it back to the NFC tag without issues. The altered sector was correctly read in subsequent actions.
  • Attempted to write with an incorrect password resulted in expected write failure.

Additional testing on devices without password protection needs reviewer's help due to limited device availability.

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  • Description contains actions to verify feature/bugfix
  • I've built this code, uploaded it to the device and verified feature/bugfix

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This pull request significantly enhances the NFC functionality by introducing write support for password-protected MF Ultralight tags. It refines the poller's authentication and command flow to improve compatibility with various tag types, especially those that deviate from NXP specifications. Additionally, it includes a correction for tearing flag checks and adds more comprehensive debug logging to aid in troubleshooting and understanding NFC interactions.

Highlights

  • Password-Protected MF Ultralight Write Support: Added the capability to write data to password-protected MF Ultralight tags, allowing for modification of secured NFC tags.
  • Improved Poller Logic: Revised the MF Ultralight poller logic to handle authentication more flexibly, transitioning from 'auth => read THEN write' to 'auth => read OR write'. This addresses issues with certain compatible tags that only accept one command in the authenticated state.
  • Tearing Flag Check Correction: Fixed a condition in the mf_ultralight_poller_handler_read_tearing_flags function, ensuring that support for a single counter does not incorrectly imply support for reading tearing flags.
  • Enhanced Debugging: Incorporated additional debug logs to provide more detailed NFC status insights, particularly for write failures and NAK responses during page writes.
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This pull request introduces write support for password-protected Mifare Ultralight tags, along with several important fixes and improvements. The changes to the poller logic to better handle non-compliant tags and the addition of more detailed debug logs are valuable. Overall, the implementation is solid, but I've identified a critical issue involving a potential NULL pointer dereference that could lead to a crash. My review includes a detailed comment with a code suggestion to address this problem. The other changes are well-implemented and improve the functionality and robustness of the NFC application.

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mf_ultralight_get_config_page(mfu_ref_data, &config);
if(config->auth0 <= mfu_ref_data->pages_total - 1) {

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There's a potential NULL pointer dereference here. The function mf_ultralight_get_config_page returns a bool indicating success or failure, but its return value is not checked. If it returns false, the config pointer will remain NULL, leading to a crash when config->auth0 is accessed.

You should check the return value of mf_ultralight_get_config_page and also ensure config is not NULL before dereferencing it. The suggested change incorporates these checks into the if condition, ensuring that authentication is skipped if the configuration page cannot be retrieved.

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mf_ultralight_get_config_page(mfu_ref_data, &config);
if(config->auth0 <= mfu_ref_data->pages_total - 1) {
if(mf_ultralight_get_config_page(mfu_ref_data, &config) && config &&
(config->auth0 <= mfu_ref_data->pages_total - 1)) {

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if(instance->mode == MfUltralightPollerModeRead) {
instance->state = MfUltralightPollerStateReadPages;
} else {
instance->state = MfUltralightPollerStateRequestWriteData;

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P1 Badge Populate target pages before write-mode lock checks

After the auth handler now branches directly to MfUltralightPollerStateRequestWriteData in write mode (mf_ultralight_poller.c:438-441), the poller skips ReadPages but mf_ultralight_poller_handler_request_write_data still inspects tag_data->page[2] and the dynamic lock page to decide whether the card is locked. Those page buffers are never populated in write mode anymore, so the lock-bit check runs on uninitialized heap data and can randomly mark a card locked or unlocked, causing writes to fail spuriously or to ignore actual lock bits depending on memory contents. Please keep the read step (or explicitly populate the pages) before performing those checks.

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Summary: Adds write support for password-protected MF Ultralight tags
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