RE: [PATCH] usb: gadget: aspeed: fix buffer overflow

From: Neal Liu
Date: Fri Oct 28 2022 - 05:57:43 EST


> > > > Thanks for your feedback.
> > > > I tried to reproduce it on my side, and it cannot be reproduce it.
> > > > Here are my test sequences:
> > > > 1. emulate one of the vhub port to usb ethernet through Linux
> > > > gadget
> > > > (ncm)
> > >
> > > We are using rndis instead of ncm.
> > >
> > > > 2. connect BMC vhub to Host
> > > > 3. BMC & Host can ping each other (both usb eth dev default mtu is
> > > > 1500) 4. Set BMC mtu to 1000 (Host OS cannot set usb eth dev mtu
> > > > to 2000, it's maxmtu is 1500)
> > >
> > > Not sure if it's related, but in my case (USB rndis, Debian 10 OS)
> > > it should be able to set MTU to 2000.
> >
> > Using rndis is able to set MTU to 2000, and the issue can be reproduced.
>
> Please NEVER use rndis anymore. I need to go just delete that driver from
> the tree.
>
> It is insecure-by-design and will cause any system that runs it to be instantly
> compromised and it can not be fixed. Never trust it.
>
> Even for data throughput tests, I wouldn't trust it as it does odd things with
> packet sizes as you show here.

Thanks for the info, Greg.
If rndis will no longer be supported, how to use usb-ethernet on Windows OS?
For my understanding, ncm/ecm cannot work on Windows OS.