The HIGH security level requires a 16 digit pin code for non-SSP bondings. Sometimes this requirement is not acceptable and we still want protection againts MITM attacks (which is something that the MEDIUM security level doesn't provide), for that we should allow another way to request authentication without using the HIGH security level. Signed-off-by: Vinicius Costa Gomes <vinicius.gomes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/bluetooth/hci_event.c | 5 +++-- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c index 8483cab..8404cd9 100644 --- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c +++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c @@ -1104,9 +1104,10 @@ static int hci_outgoing_auth_needed(struct hci_dev *hdev, return 0; /* Only request authentication for SSP connections or non-SSP - * devices with sec_level HIGH */ + * devices with sec_level HIGH or if MITM protection is requested */ if (!(hdev->ssp_mode > 0 && conn->ssp_mode > 0) && - conn->pending_sec_level != BT_SECURITY_HIGH) + conn->pending_sec_level != BT_SECURITY_HIGH && + !(conn->auth_type & 0x01)) return 0; return 1; -- 1.7.6.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
