resolved: reduce the maximum nsec3 iterations to 100

According to RFC9267, the 2500 value is not helpful, and in fact it can
be harmful to permit a large number of iterations. Combined with limits
on the number of signature validations, I expect this will mitigate the
impact of maliciously crafted domains designed to cause excessive
cryptographic work.

diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-dnssec.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-dnssec.c
index 33094fe0fa5ffcfcf42e68593b9bf091d69c441c..a373b610b0eb9608047994e405b2167559df8117 100644 (file)
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-dnssec.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-dnssec.c
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ DEFINE_TRIVIAL_CLEANUP_FUNC_FULL(EC_KEY*, EC_KEY_free, NULL);
 /* Permit a maximum clock skew of 1h 10min. This should be enough to deal with DST confusion */
 #define SKEW_MAX (1*USEC_PER_HOUR + 10*USEC_PER_MINUTE)
 
-/* Maximum number of NSEC3 iterations we'll do. RFC5155 says 2500 shall be the maximum useful value */
-#define NSEC3_ITERATIONS_MAX 2500
+/* Maximum number of NSEC3 iterations we'll do. RFC5155 says 2500 shall be the maximum useful value, but
+ * RFC9276 § 3.2 says that we should reduce the acceptable iteration count */
+#define NSEC3_ITERATIONS_MAX 100
 
 /*
  * The DNSSEC Chain of trust: