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Bluetooth: SMP: force responder MITM requirements before building the pairing response

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: SMP: force responder MITM requirements before building the pairing response 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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 6.6.134
CVEs
CVE-2026-43334
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 20:13 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Bluetooth: SMP: force responder MITM requirements before building the pairing response

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 May 2026, 13:31 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: SMP: force responder MITM requirements before building the pairing response 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.

osv:CVE-2026-43334

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12

Complete source record
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