Hi Archie, >>>>> When receiving connection, we only check whether the link has been >>>>> encrypted, but not the encryption key size of the link. >>>>> >>>>> This patch adds check for encryption key size, and reject L2CAP >>>>> connection which size is below the specified threshold (default 7) >>>>> with security block. >>>>> >>>>> Here is some btmon trace. >>>>> @ MGMT Event: New Link Key (0x0009) plen 26 {0x0001} [hci0] 5.847722 >>>>> Store hint: No (0x00) >>>>> BR/EDR Address: 38:00:25:F7:F1:B0 (OUI 38-00-25) >>>>> Key type: Unauthenticated Combination key from P-192 (0x04) >>>>> Link key: 7bf2f68c81305d63a6b0ee2c5a7a34bc >>>>> PIN length: 0 >>>>>> HCI Event: Encryption Change (0x08) plen 4 #29 [hci0] 5.871537 >>>>> Status: Success (0x00) >>>>> Handle: 256 >>>>> Encryption: Enabled with E0 (0x01) >>>>> < HCI Command: Read Encryp... (0x05|0x0008) plen 2 #30 [hci0] 5.871609 >>>>> Handle: 256 >>>>>> HCI Event: Command Complete (0x0e) plen 7 #31 [hci0] 5.872524 >>>>> Read Encryption Key Size (0x05|0x0008) ncmd 1 >>>>> Status: Success (0x00) >>>>> Handle: 256 >>>>> Key size: 3 >>>>> >>>>> ////// WITHOUT PATCH ////// >>>>>> ACL Data RX: Handle 256 flags 0x02 dlen 12 #42 [hci0] 5.895023 >>>>> L2CAP: Connection Request (0x02) ident 3 len 4 >>>>> PSM: 4097 (0x1001) >>>>> Source CID: 64 >>>>> < ACL Data TX: Handle 256 flags 0x00 dlen 16 #43 [hci0] 5.895213 >>>>> L2CAP: Connection Response (0x03) ident 3 len 8 >>>>> Destination CID: 64 >>>>> Source CID: 64 >>>>> Result: Connection successful (0x0000) >>>>> Status: No further information available (0x0000) >>>>> >>>>> ////// WITH PATCH ////// >>>>>> ACL Data RX: Handle 256 flags 0x02 dlen 12 #42 [hci0] 4.887024 >>>>> L2CAP: Connection Request (0x02) ident 3 len 4 >>>>> PSM: 4097 (0x1001) >>>>> Source CID: 64 >>>>> < ACL Data TX: Handle 256 flags 0x00 dlen 16 #43 [hci0] 4.887127 >>>>> L2CAP: Connection Response (0x03) ident 3 len 8 >>>>> Destination CID: 0 >>>>> Source CID: 64 >>>>> Result: Connection refused - security block (0x0003) >>>>> Status: No further information available (0x0000) >>>>> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Archie Pusaka <apus...@chromium.org> >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> Changes in v3: >>>>> * Move the check to hci_conn_check_link_mode() >>>>> >>>>> Changes in v2: >>>>> * Add btmon trace to the commit message >>>>> >>>>> net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c | 4 ++++ >>>>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) >>>>> >>>>> diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c >>>>> index 9832f8445d43..89085fac797c 100644 >>>>> --- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c >>>>> +++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c >>>>> @@ -1348,6 +1348,10 @@ int hci_conn_check_link_mode(struct hci_conn *conn) >>>>> !test_bit(HCI_CONN_ENCRYPT, &conn->flags)) >>>>> return 0; >>>>> >>>>> + if (test_bit(HCI_CONN_ENCRYPT, &conn->flags) && >>>>> + conn->enc_key_size < conn->hdev->min_enc_key_size) >>>>> + return 0; >>>>> + >>>>> return 1; >>>>> } >>>> >>>> I am a bit concerned since we had that check and I on purpose moved it. >>>> See commit 693cd8ce3f88 for the change where I removed and commit >>>> d5bb334a8e17 where I initially added it. >>>> >>>> Naively adding the check in that location caused a major regression with >>>> Bluetooth 2.0 devices. This makes me a bit reluctant to re-add it here >>>> since I restructured the whole change to check the key size a different >>>> location. >>> >>> I have tried this patch (both v2 and v3) to connect with a Bluetooth >>> 2.0 device, it doesn't have any connection problem. >>> I suppose because in the original patch (d5bb334a8e17), there is no >>> check for the HCI_CONN_ENCRYPT flag. >> >> while that might be the case, I am still super careful. Especially also in >> conjunction with the email / patch from Alex trying to add just another >> encryption key size check. If we really need them or even both, we have to >> audit the whole code since I must have clearly missed something when adding >> the KNOB fix. >> >>>> Now I have to ask, are you running an upstream kernel with both commits >>>> above that address KNOB vulnerability? >>> >>> Actually no, I haven't heard of KNOB vulnerability before. >>> This patch is written for qualification purposes, specifically to pass >>> GAP/SEC/SEM/BI-05-C to BI-08-C. >>> However, it sounds like it could also prevent some KNOB vulnerability >>> as a bonus. >> >> That part worries me since there should be no gaps that allows an encryption >> key size downgrade if our side supports Read Encryption Key Size. >> >> We really have to ensure that any L2CAP communication is stalled until we >> have all information from HCI connection setup that we need. So maybe the >> change Alex did would work as well, or as I mentioned put any L2CAP >> connection request as pending so that the validation happens in one place. > > I think Alex and I are solving the same problem, either one of the > patches should be enough. > > Here is my test method using BlueZ as both the IUT and the lower test. > (1) Copy the bluez/test/test-profile python script to IUT and lower test. > (2) Assign a fake service server to IUT > python test-profile -u 00001fff-0000-1000-2000-123456789abc -s -P 4097 > (3) Assign a fake service client to lower test > python test-profile -u 00001fff-0000-1000-2000-123456789abc -c > (4) Make the lower test accept weak encryption key > echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/bluetooth/hci0/min_encrypt_key_size > (5) Enable ssp and disable sc on lower test > btmgmt ssp on > btmgmt sc off > (6) Set lower test encryption key size to 1 > (7) initiate connection from lower test > dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.bluez > /org/bluez/hci0/dev_<IUT> org.bluez.Device1.ConnectProfile > string:00001fff-0000-1000-2000-123456789abc > > After MITM authentication, IUT will incorrectly accept the connection, > even though the encryption key used is less than the one specified in > IUT's min_encrypt_key_size.
I almost assumed that you two are chasing the same issue here. Problem is I really don’t yet know where to correctly put that encryption key size check. There is one case in l2cap_connect() that will not respond with L2CAP_CR_PEND. /* Force pending result for AMP controllers. * The connection will succeed after the * physical link is up. */ if (amp_id == AMP_ID_BREDR) { l2cap_state_change(chan, BT_CONFIG); result = L2CAP_CR_SUCCESS; } else { l2cap_state_change(chan, BT_CONNECT2); result = L2CAP_CR_PEND; } status = L2CAP_CS_NO_INFO; Most services will actually use FLAG_DEFER_SETUP and then you also don’t run into this issue since at this stage the response is L2CAP_CR_PEND as well. One question we should answer is if we just always return L2CAP_CR_PEND or if we actually add the check for the encryption key size here as well. This has always been a shortcut to avoid an unneeded round-trip if all information are present. Question really is if all information are present or if this is just pure luck. I don’t see a guarantee that the encryption key size has been read in any of your patches. Everywhere else in the code we have this sequence of checks: l2cap_chan_check_security() l2cap_check_enc_key_size() This is generally how l2cap_do_start() or l2cap_conn_start() do their job. So we might have to restructure l2cap_connect() a little bit for following the same principle. Anyhow, before do this, can we try if this patch fixes this as well and check the btmon trace for it: diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c index 1ab27b90ddcb..88e4c1292b98 100644 --- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c +++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c @@ -4156,17 +4156,8 @@ static struct l2cap_chan *l2cap_connect(struct l2cap_conn *conn, status = L2CAP_CS_AUTHOR_PEND; chan->ops->defer(chan); } else { - /* Force pending result for AMP controllers. - * The connection will succeed after the - * physical link is up. - */ - if (amp_id == AMP_ID_BREDR) { - l2cap_state_change(chan, BT_CONFIG); - result = L2CAP_CR_SUCCESS; - } else { - l2cap_state_change(chan, BT_CONNECT2); - result = L2CAP_CR_PEND; - } + l2cap_state_change(chan, BT_CONNECT2); + result = L2CAP_CR_PEND; status = L2CAP_CS_NO_INFO; } } else { If this fixes your issue and puts the encryption key size check back in play, then I just have to think about on how to fix this. Regards Marcel