- Fix that the aggressive negative cache does not insert NSEC

records with overreaching next owner name. Also the result
  is not above the trust anchor's bailiwick. Also RRSIGS are
  not considered valid when an NSEC next owner name is not
  under the signer zone name. Thanks to Qifan Zhang, Palo
  Alto Networks, for the report.
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W.C.A. Wijngaards
2026-07-23 16:17:59 +02:00
parent 0735cb28d1
commit 5eb362a6c0
8 changed files with 293 additions and 7 deletions
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@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
checked to be the same as the signer name. Also RRSIGs are
not considered valid when an NSEC3 is not b32.signerzone.
Thanks to Qifan Zhang, Palo Alto Networks, for the report.
- Fix that the aggressive negative cache does not insert NSEC
records with overreaching next owner name. Also the result
is not above the trust anchor's bailiwick. Also RRSIGS are
not considered valid when an NSEC next owner name is not
under the signer zone name. Thanks to Qifan Zhang, Palo
Alto Networks, for the report.
22 July 2026: Wouter
- Release tag for 1.25.2, with the security commits:
+1 -1
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@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ processInitRequest(struct module_qstate* qstate, struct iter_qstate* iq,
msg = val_neg_getmsg(qstate->env->neg_cache, &iq->qchase,
qstate->region, qstate->env->rrset_cache,
qstate->env->scratch_buffer,
*qstate->env->now, 1/*add SOA*/, NULL,
*qstate->env->now, 1/*add SOA*/, dpname,
qstate->env->cfg);
}
/* item taken from cache does not match our query name, thus
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@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
; config options
; The island of trust is at test.
server:
trust-anchor: "test. DS 1444 8 2 8a87d067fd09a5965244fe2e317dd26d182c468e0a7f26ecc4c7b479bf89db9b"
val-override-date: "20201020135527"
target-fetch-policy: "0 0 0 0 0"
qname-minimisation: "no"
fake-sha1: yes
trust-anchor-signaling: no
minimal-responses: no
iter-scrub-promiscuous: no
aggressive-nsec: yes
local-zone: test. nodefault
log-servfail: yes
stub-zone:
name: "."
stub-addr: 193.0.14.129 # K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
CONFIG_END
SCENARIO_BEGIN Test overreaching NSEC with aggressive cache
; K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
RANGE_BEGIN 0 100
ADDRESS 193.0.14.129
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
. IN NS
SECTION ANSWER
. IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
SECTION ADDITIONAL
K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. IN A 193.0.14.129
ENTRY_END
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode subdomain
ADJUST copy_id copy_query
REPLY QR NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
test. IN NS
SECTION AUTHORITY
test. IN NS ns.test.
SECTION ADDITIONAL
ns.test. IN A 1.2.3.5
ENTRY_END
RANGE_END
; ns.test
RANGE_BEGIN 0 100
ADDRESS 1.2.3.5
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
test. IN NS
SECTION ANSWER
test. IN NS ns.test
test. 3600 IN RRSIG NS 8 1 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 1444 test. RGCxIO32TbbLTk6xZmTr+fjYPH50hntBxeOQ2DIj2pDsmjALcHYtVkOfpfk2EhOhHZd+9PLuoJPbJh6a9NqLSFeBvr0XZoCZoQ2g0tCHUNHcH5EVjA2TuYBQem6DVYnPLJ3914aRx0uA1j42b8dC2xsam/XkOo7U+dLbUW2Os1s=
SECTION ADDITIONAL
ns.test. IN A 1.2.3.5
ns.test. 3600 IN RRSIG A 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 1444 test. GskCc4/k6GjH9V9Jz2V5L2XLiizbOeWkB0feSbf+aN859S3vxVvtuqkvIgwY4LafUO1QAn/pUcv9zA7rcFO++rlg+8t6gvZTo9p3v0bfeIv2uJDsfSBD5jDh0WXlxjekfnrKrQp7zE+GiA93tWwKUWKPvxXDgP+n886e6WcbHJw=
ENTRY_END
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
ns.test. IN A
SECTION ANSWER
ns.test. IN A 1.2.3.5
ns.test. 3600 IN RRSIG A 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 1444 test. GskCc4/k6GjH9V9Jz2V5L2XLiizbOeWkB0feSbf+aN859S3vxVvtuqkvIgwY4LafUO1QAn/pUcv9zA7rcFO++rlg+8t6gvZTo9p3v0bfeIv2uJDsfSBD5jDh0WXlxjekfnrKrQp7zE+GiA93tWwKUWKPvxXDgP+n886e6WcbHJw=
ENTRY_END
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
ns.test. IN AAAA
SECTION AUTHORITY
test. 3600 IN SOA ns.test. host.test. 20201 3600 1800 604800 3600
test. 3600 IN RRSIG SOA 8 1 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 1444 test. IZJIDmEgf0W7A5G7hvvZ2hUqJ9Trbv1/i7ySapDmPbYV9lVCmHHobySxO01yDhI2/Pvpsvxqrm1Tiv3BxH8uzZ4keKgiQjBsSy4htAsFct9I4E7ly2glPj/Fm3oun3PsjJDv5QYhx0KS7w4IQKU7Nc9pfJc92uoUI5bdoC1pRGw=
ns.test. 3600 IN NSEC nz.test. A RRSIG
ns.test. 3600 IN RRSIG NSEC 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 1444 test. PElArVB3KPg8KHAP7lzcNbhFuXNxTsHNTn1dZVncB5qmWRdIaeKpaXDjpH0JSXMaelGFS+/QhuQ6Hmw9+4VyZFRqMzGhw4agUR/2bxABHcDIG4ZpUwyeSP61ATTfHUkQVxaH2wjCWI/tfmesdP2xVE4GXyUvCIBxU914MkZbULU=
ENTRY_END
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
test. IN DNSKEY
SECTION ANSWER
test. 3600 IN DNSKEY 257 3 8 AwEAAbd9WqjzE2Pynz21OG5doSf9hFzMr5dhzz2waZ3vTa+0o5r7AjTAqmA1yH/B3+aAMihUm5ucZSfVqo7+kOaRE8yFj9aivOmA1n1+JLevJq/oyvQyjxQN2Qb89LyaNUT5oKZIiL+uyyhNW3KDR3SSbQ/GBwQNDHVcZi+JDR3RC0r7 ;{id = 1444 (ksk), size = 1024b}
test. 3600 IN RRSIG DNSKEY 8 1 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 1444 test. UmRMS4iG9NBBHZYOtpwFFcJgbEb5SfHSgHd9XRe/8pTWM31WSDayn5ViPOBMqI1T5TXg2amc13dDI574xIM2oKMus3b5cBW72jJLW13jprBtslO6P8BMWb4HNnvLrJtQjwf3ErRirtTxinLmywQtmyr1cdthyG3Gp4N7i90fHSc=
SECTION ADDITIONAL
ENTRY_END
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qname qtype
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
example.test. IN DS
SECTION ANSWER
example.test. 3600 IN DS 55567 8 2 a2d578906330a10a57d40462257b6ce038bad3f7bf4a45c46c46086e20a94b39
example.test. 3600 IN RRSIG DS 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 1444 test. P7+FTYW2qHuJ4I1YbuvseEz5X1lOYAraGEHB3C5y0OOCQFmhmSiFRdquNi2NlpcS6FXLdsE0EU+Bo1+0atTG4EkMWXbpF21lrtbB51BdsnlX4Mzc/o375fvjiOMwmF6wPCUaOUN62jrVrhsE/hedaVyDphDToqL17ETohwgUO2I=
ENTRY_END
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode subdomain
ADJUST copy_id copy_query
REPLY QR NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
example.test. IN NS
SECTION AUTHORITY
example.test. IN NS ns.example.test.
example.test. 3600 IN DS 55567 8 2 a2d578906330a10a57d40462257b6ce038bad3f7bf4a45c46c46086e20a94b39
example.test. 3600 IN RRSIG DS 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 1444 test. P7+FTYW2qHuJ4I1YbuvseEz5X1lOYAraGEHB3C5y0OOCQFmhmSiFRdquNi2NlpcS6FXLdsE0EU+Bo1+0atTG4EkMWXbpF21lrtbB51BdsnlX4Mzc/o375fvjiOMwmF6wPCUaOUN62jrVrhsE/hedaVyDphDToqL17ETohwgUO2I=
SECTION ADDITIONAL
ns.example.test. IN A 1.2.3.4
ENTRY_END
RANGE_END
; ns.example.test.
RANGE_BEGIN 0 100
ADDRESS 1.2.3.4
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
example.test. IN NS
SECTION ANSWER
example.test. IN NS ns.example.test.
example.test. 3600 IN RRSIG NS 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 55567 example.test. l1JT0wMlK0YI7/CWHzexf/k0iafUhCgN+BdgjBXIRXmSQNf4HDTiAkbcWL2/15qtnp12nQy9JeiTdSQ3vtPoHAJX4C5uTWaze4ms+Wrrf+n92sLCjacP9x50uuicH3URT6cKb1QCAPwlvlWxIlZjAMYFScSns7+C441NMJT8aE4=
SECTION ADDITIONAL
ns.example.test. IN A 1.2.3.4
ns.example.test. 3600 IN RRSIG A 8 3 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 55567 example.test. 2PWaVaccZFQgfPKXNsdEGYUVaashCAj1ZhBo9XRt5eQKUFvZcauBjMnXIuxZFyWeootn1fZGw6GuPI5W48Y0FDx38H6adprkFgQikso2Y64jDdDMWznSo38Z/XqP+U0+kq4vmwonvmEMpm7hKnNEXvhqGKyGzyBwb+CZVJ2L8Eo=
ENTRY_END
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
ns.example.test. IN A
SECTION ANSWER
ns.example.test. IN A 1.2.3.4
ns.example.test. 3600 IN RRSIG A 8 3 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 55567 example.test. 2PWaVaccZFQgfPKXNsdEGYUVaashCAj1ZhBo9XRt5eQKUFvZcauBjMnXIuxZFyWeootn1fZGw6GuPI5W48Y0FDx38H6adprkFgQikso2Y64jDdDMWznSo38Z/XqP+U0+kq4vmwonvmEMpm7hKnNEXvhqGKyGzyBwb+CZVJ2L8Eo=
ENTRY_END
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
ns.example.test. IN AAAA
SECTION AUTHORITY
example.test. 3600 IN SOA ns.example.test. host.example.test. 20301 3600 1800 604800 3600
example.test. 3600 IN RRSIG SOA 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 55567 example.test. 2UUkScBAN37fJpSrelhE8DotKvmOzj3q9wicaanCIaCv95DE4nQnePih5B+ek3FIRjB/Uv2+z4Ro5Uxy94XAnlK0rCkDLSa0U9U7KP0ytc88sevO0x1SCPAMoZoJO6JqHkv42pdh54WSz+Zb/D8npY0j/tksHe/uX+VQnMymgb8=
ns.example.test. 3600 IN NSEC nz.example.test. A RRSIG
example.test. 3600 IN SOA ns.example.test. host.example.test. 20301 3600 1800 604800 3600
ENTRY_END
; response to DNSKEY priming query
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
example.test. IN DNSKEY
SECTION ANSWER
example.test. 3600 IN DNSKEY 257 3 8 AwEAAdug/L739i0mgN2nuK/bhxu3wFn5Ud9nK2+XUmZQlPUEZUC5YZvm1rfMmEWTGBn87fFxEu/kjFZHJ55JLzqsbbpVHLbmKCTT2gYR2FV2WDKROGKuYbVkJIXdKAjJ0ONuK507NinYvlWXIoxHn22KAWOd9wKgSTNHBlmGkX+ts3hh ;{id = 55567 (ksk), size = 1024b}
example.test. 3600 IN RRSIG DNSKEY 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 55567 example.test. IbWMC6quOuZFNPAVxQLqCJ9nLhindBo826rnLcg5yMgs9dGUSPOCXAfHTmbgJAUNs9HTFfrJWNvasnETs0UOpmEuifGwWdH1OlME7Gny4RL2QmITUFeMW81Jz1tiVQxFXl6yxT0jxOxvz+bqMHlrz+8IeWQXcO+GZTPu8ueq30g=
ENTRY_END
; response to query of interest
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH opcode qtype qname
ADJUST copy_id
REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
example.test. IN NSEC
SECTION ANSWER
; normal record has next owner in example.test.
; example.test. IN NSEC b.example.test. SOA DNSKEY NS RRSIG NSEC
example.test. IN NSEC b.foo.test. NS SOA RRSIG NSEC DNSKEY
example.test. 3600 IN RRSIG NSEC 8 2 3600 20201116135527 20201019135527 55567 example.test. xxepzzIxsJURk4/eZrwcDm5jhQNHtf1OmnPuu3T/w8y5NWwzlgn/hL17xoI71dIgTJg2GAq97wxEUhp951jtGMCeLH2Dz5lDZXxQI4wf2Wl43u2mTBQFRagDwfAauFc6Z4FYI/biDZyYcylZ3A5Q6j6ifFnsgMTL+cP0UIEZBTQ=
ENTRY_END
RANGE_END
; CD=1 query for type NSEC
STEP 1 QUERY
ENTRY_BEGIN
REPLY RD CD DO
SECTION QUESTION
example.test. IN NSEC
ENTRY_END
STEP 10 CHECK_ANSWER
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH all
REPLY QR RD CD RA DO NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
example.test. IN NSEC
SECTION ANSWER
; The overreaching NSEC is removed by the scrubber.
ENTRY_END
SCENARIO_END
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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ server:
val-override-date: "20070916134226"
fake-sha1: yes
trust-anchor-signaling: no
domain-insecure: "anotherexample.local"
stub-zone:
name: "."
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ REPLY QR AA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
anotherexample.local. IN TXT
SECTION ANSWER
anotherexample.local. 86400 IN TXT "should not resolve this"
anotherexample.local. 86400 IN TXT "stub works"
ENTRY_END
RANGE_END
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ STEP 20 QUERY
ENTRY_BEGIN
REPLY RD
SECTION QUESTION
anotherexample.local. IN TXT
anotherexample2.local. IN TXT
ENTRY_END
; query should be answered using NXDOMAIN for local in cache
@@ -104,9 +105,27 @@ ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH all
REPLY QR RD RA NXDOMAIN
SECTION QUESTION
anotherexample.local. IN TXT
anotherexample2.local. IN TXT
SECTION AUTHORITY
. 86400 IN SOA a.root-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2010111601 1800 900 604800 86400
ENTRY_END
STEP 40 QUERY
ENTRY_BEGIN
REPLY RD
SECTION QUESTION
anotherexample.local. IN TXT
ENTRY_END
; The stub stops going higher in the negative cache.
STEP 50 CHECK_ANSWER
ENTRY_BEGIN
MATCH all
REPLY QR RD RA NOERROR
SECTION QUESTION
anotherexample.local. IN TXT
SECTION ANSWER
anotherexample.local. 86400 IN TXT "stub works"
ENTRY_END
SCENARIO_END
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@@ -938,6 +938,10 @@ void val_neg_addreply(struct val_neg_cache* neg, struct reply_info* rep)
continue;
if(!dname_subdomain_c(rep->rrsets[i]->rk.dname,
zone->name)) continue;
if(ntohs(rep->rrsets[i]->rk.type) == LDNS_RR_TYPE_NSEC &&
!nsec_nextowner_subdomain(rep->rrsets[i], zone->name)) {
continue; /* nextowner not in zone */
}
/* insert NSEC into this zone's tree */
neg_insert_data(neg, zone, rep->rrsets[i]);
}
@@ -1022,6 +1026,10 @@ void val_neg_addreferral(struct val_neg_cache* neg, struct reply_info* rep,
continue;
if(!dname_subdomain_c(rep->rrsets[i]->rk.dname,
zone->name)) continue;
if(ntohs(rep->rrsets[i]->rk.type) == LDNS_RR_TYPE_NSEC &&
!nsec_nextowner_subdomain(rep->rrsets[i], zone->name)) {
continue; /* nextowner not in zone */
}
/* insert NSEC into this zone's tree */
neg_insert_data(neg, zone, rep->rrsets[i]);
}
@@ -1110,12 +1118,14 @@ grab_nsec(struct rrset_cache* rrset_cache, uint8_t* qname, size_t qname_len,
* @param rrset_cache: rrset cache
* @param now: to check ttl against
* @param region: where to alloc result
* @param topname: do not look higher than this name, so that the
* result cannot be taken from a zone above the current trust anchor.
* @return rrset or NULL
*/
static struct ub_packed_rrset_key*
neg_find_nsec(struct val_neg_cache* neg_cache, uint8_t* qname, size_t qname_len,
uint16_t qclass, struct rrset_cache* rrset_cache, time_t now,
struct regional* region)
struct regional* region, uint8_t* topname)
{
int labs;
uint32_t flags;
@@ -1133,6 +1143,11 @@ neg_find_nsec(struct val_neg_cache* neg_cache, uint8_t* qname, size_t qname_len,
lock_basic_unlock(&neg_cache->lock);
return NULL;
}
if(topname && !dname_subdomain_c(zone->name, topname)) {
/* Reject NSEC not within trust anchor's bailiwick */
lock_basic_unlock(&neg_cache->lock);
return NULL;
}
/* NSEC only for now */
if(zone->nsec3_hash) {
@@ -1430,7 +1445,7 @@ val_neg_getmsg(struct val_neg_cache* neg, struct query_info* qinfo,
/* Get best available NSEC for qname */
nsec = neg_find_nsec(neg, qinfo->qname, qinfo->qname_len, qinfo->qclass,
rrset_cache, now, region);
rrset_cache, now, region, topname);
/* Matching NSEC, use to generate No Data answer. Not creating answers
* yet for No Data proven using wildcard. */
@@ -1510,7 +1525,7 @@ val_neg_getmsg(struct val_neg_cache* neg, struct query_info* qinfo,
* proof */
if(!(wcrr = neg_find_nsec(neg, wc_qinfo.qname,
wc_qinfo.qname_len, qinfo->qclass,
rrset_cache, now, region)))
rrset_cache, now, region, topname)))
return NULL;
nodata_wc = NULL;
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@@ -1641,6 +1641,16 @@ dnskey_verify_rrset_sig(struct regional* region, sldns_buffer* buf,
return sec_status_bogus; /* NSEC3 owner not b32.signer */
}
}
/* NSEC, a next owner that is not under the signer is not allowed.*/
if(ntohs(rrset->rk.type) == LDNS_RR_TYPE_NSEC &&
!nsec_nextowner_subdomain(rrset, signer)) {
verbose(VERB_QUERY, "verify: NSEC next owner overreaches signer name");
*reason = "NSEC next owner overreaches signer name";
if(reason_bogus)
*reason_bogus = LDNS_EDE_DNSSEC_BOGUS;
return sec_status_bogus; /* nextowner overreaching */
}
sigblock = (unsigned char*)signer+signer_len;
if(siglen < 2+18+signer_len+1) {
verbose(VERB_QUERY, "verify: too short, no signature data");
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@@ -1384,3 +1384,20 @@ int derive_cname_from_dname(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* cname,
memmove(out+prefix_len, dname_target, dname_target_len);
return 1;
}
int nsec_nextowner_subdomain(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* rrset, uint8_t* name)
{
struct packed_rrset_data* d;
uint8_t* next;
size_t nextlen;
if(ntohs(rrset->rk.type) != LDNS_RR_TYPE_NSEC)
return 0;
d = (struct packed_rrset_data*)rrset->entry.data;
if(!d || d->count == 0)
return 0;
next = d->rr_data[0]+2;
nextlen = dname_valid(next, d->rr_len[0]-2);
if(nextlen == 0)
return 0; /* malformed */
return dname_subdomain_c(next, name);
}
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@@ -452,4 +452,7 @@ int derive_cname_from_dname(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* cname,
void rrsig_get_signer(uint8_t* data, size_t len, uint8_t** sname,
size_t* slen);
/** See if the NSEC nextowner name is a subdomain of the name. */
int nsec_nextowner_subdomain(struct ub_packed_rrset_key* rrset, uint8_t* name);
#endif /* VALIDATOR_VAL_UTILS_H */