Re: [PATCH] usb: serial: Add "bricked" FTDI device PID

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On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 09:58:20AM +0200, Johan Hovold wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:39:50AM +0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 11:31:34PM -0400, Perry Hung wrote:
> > > An official recent Windows driver from FTDI detects counterfeit devices
> > > and reprograms the internal EEPROM containing the USB PID to 0, effectively
> > > bricking the device.
> 
> How sneaky.
> 
> Is idProduct the only field that is rewritten?

According to all of the reports I've read, yes, this is what happens, as
there are api calls to the device that allow anyone to reprogram the
idProduct field.

> I'm curious about whether the type is still detected "correctly".

What "type" are you referring to?

thanks,

greg k-h
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