linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: aspeed: fix buffer overflow

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Date:   Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:51:42 +0800
From:   Lei Yu <yulei.sh@...edance.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Neal Liu <neal_liu@...eedtech.com>
Cc:     Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>, Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>,
        Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>,
        Henry Tian <tianxiaofeng@...edance.com>,
        Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linux-aspeed@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ryan Chen <ryan_chen@...eedtech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: aspeed: fix buffer overflow

On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 6:45 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 09:55:57AM +0000, Neal Liu wrote:
> > > > > > 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.

USB ecm is also tested and it is possible to set MTU to 2000, and
could reproduce the issue.
So I think this patch is needed anyway.

@Neal Liu Could you kindly help to verify the USB ECM case?

> > >
> > > 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.
>
> rndis should ONLY be there for Windows XP, which is long out-of-support.
> Newer versions of windows have more sane usb protocols built into it and
> this driver is not needed.
>
> As proof of this, Android devices removed this from their kernel
> configuration a few years ago and no one has complained :)
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h