Linux removing an outdated, insecure Microsoft USB network protocol that's still on Windows

stapp · Jan 2, 2025

Greg Kroah-Hartman, a Fellow at The Linux Foundation, looks ready to finally disable USB RNDIS protocol drivers once and for all. Interestingly, Hartman has had wanted to remove the RNDIS bits from Linux for some time now as the initial proposal was made back in November 2022 on the 23rd.
Now, just over two years later on 23 December 2024, the commit has finally been pushed again. In the message accompanying it, Hartman explained how this ancient Windows XP-era Microsoft protocol is no longer necessary and it also makes the system insecure and vulnerable to threats.
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https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-r...-usb-network-protocol-thats-still-on-windows/

Palancar · Jan 4, 2025

Nice development!

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