Bluetooth: hci_event: Align BR/EDR JUST_WORKS paring with LE

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: Align BR/EDR JUST_WORKS paring with LE This aligned BR/EDR JUST_WORKS method with LE which since 92516cd97fd4 ("Bluetooth: Always request for user confirmation for Just Works") always request user confirmation with confirm_hint set since the likes of bluetoothd have dedicated policy around JUST_WORKS method (e.g. main.conf:JustWorksRepairing). CVE: CVE-2024-8805

Timeline

1. Dec 17, 2024, 3:55 PM UTCCVE published
2. Oct 15, 2026, 9:40 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

3. Oct 15, 2026, 9:41 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• Linux Linux

  From ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f · fixed in baaa50c6f91ea5a9c7503af51f2bc50e6568b66b; From ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f · fixed in 22b49d6e4f399a390c70f3034f5fbacbb9413858; From ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f · fixed in d17c631ba04e960eb6f8728b10d585de20ac4f71; From ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f · fixed in 830c03e58beb70b99349760f822e505ecb4eeb7e; From ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f · fixed in ad7adfb95f64a761e4784381e47bee1a362eb30d; From ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f · fixed in 5291ff856d2c5177b4fe9c18828312be30213193; From ba15a58b179ed76a7e887177f2b06de12c58ec8f · fixed in b25e11f978b63cb7857890edb3a698599cddb10e; From 3.2.61 · fixed in 3.3; From 3.4.98 · fixed in 3.5; From 3.10.48 · fixed in 3.11; From 3.12.25 · fixed in 3.13; From 3.14.12 · fixed in 3.15; From 3.15.5 · fixed in 3.16

• Linux Linux

  3.16

• KernelLinux

  From 3.16.0 · fixed in 5.10.236; From 5.11.0 · fixed in 5.15.180; From 5.16.0 · fixed in 6.1.113; From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.6.55; From 6.7.0 · fixed in 6.10.14; From 6.11.0 · fixed in 6.11.3

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