From: "gregkh@linuxfoundation.org" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: HackNOW Team <hacknow@ikmail.com>
Cc: "linux-usb@vger.kernel.org" <linux-usb@vger.kernel.org>,
"marco.crivellari@suse.com" <marco.crivellari@suse.com>,
"khtsai@google.com" <khtsai@google.com>
Subject: Re: Fw: Re: [PATCH] USB: hub: add early rejection for corrupted or high-risk devices
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 08:27:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2026020104-underpass-gallows-2305@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <afa209d3-e3ce-4f58-8746-8aac6699adb7@mail.infomaniak.com>
On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 06:57:12PM +0100, HackNOW Team wrote:
> Hi Alan,
>
> I must respectfully disagree with your characterization. This patch is
> a serious defensive security improvement for the USB subsystem, not a
> joke. Its purpose is to prevent devices with malformed descriptors or
> high-risk classes from being fully initialized, thereby reducing the
> kernel attack surface.
>
> I would appreciate feedback focused on the technical merits of the
> patch.
Sorry, but no, I agree with Alan, this is a funny post. Next time you
might wish to wait for April 1 to send it to get the proper chuckle out
of us.
thanks,
greg k-h
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-01 7:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-31 16:34 [PATCH] USB: hub: add early rejection for corrupted or high-risk devices HackNOW Team
2026-01-31 17:47 ` Alan Stern
[not found] ` <afa209d3-e3ce-4f58-8746-8aac6699adb7@mail.infomaniak.com>
2026-02-01 7:27 ` gregkh [this message]
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