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Bluetooth: SMP: force responder MITM requirements before building the pairing response
authorOleh Konko <security@1seal.org>
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:52:12 +0000 (11:52 +0000)
committerLuiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.von.dentz@intel.com>
Wed, 1 Apr 2026 20:47:43 +0000 (16:47 -0400)
smp_cmd_pairing_req() currently builds the pairing response from the
initiator auth_req before enforcing the local BT_SECURITY_HIGH
requirement. If the initiator omits SMP_AUTH_MITM, the response can
also omit it even though the local side still requires MITM.

tk_request() then sees an auth value without SMP_AUTH_MITM and may
select JUST_CFM, making method selection inconsistent with the pairing
policy the responder already enforces.

When the local side requires HIGH security, first verify that MITM can
be achieved from the IO capabilities and then force SMP_AUTH_MITM in the
response in both rsp.auth_req and auth. This keeps the responder auth bits
and later method selection aligned.

Fixes: 2b64d153a0cc ("Bluetooth: Add MITM mechanism to LE-SMP")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Suggested-by: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Oleh Konko <security@1seal.org>
Signed-off-by: Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.von.dentz@intel.com>
net/bluetooth/smp.c

index 485e3468bd26a05ce9538f427cb92b0a7249c20d..deb8dd244b77bd2f0d89135d48d480b8a65035cf 100644 (file)
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
        if (sec_level > conn->hcon->pending_sec_level)
                conn->hcon->pending_sec_level = sec_level;
 
-       /* If we need MITM check that it can be achieved */
+       /* If we need MITM check that it can be achieved. */
        if (conn->hcon->pending_sec_level >= BT_SECURITY_HIGH) {
                u8 method;
 
@@ -1834,6 +1834,10 @@ static u8 smp_cmd_pairing_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
                                         req->io_capability);
                if (method == JUST_WORKS || method == JUST_CFM)
                        return SMP_AUTH_REQUIREMENTS;
+
+               /* Force MITM bit if it isn't set by the initiator. */
+               auth |= SMP_AUTH_MITM;
+               rsp.auth_req |= SMP_AUTH_MITM;
        }
 
        key_size = min(req->max_key_size, rsp.max_key_size);