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Check iterations in isdelegation()
authorMatthijs Mekking <matthijs@isc.org>
Tue, 3 Mar 2026 09:40:36 +0000 (10:40 +0100)
committerMichał Kępień <michal@isc.org>
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:06:38 +0000 (13:06 +0100)
When looking up an NSEC3 as part of an insecurity proof, check the
number of iterations. If this is too high, treat the answer as insecure
by marking the answer with trust level "answer", indicating that they
did not validate, but could be cached as insecure.

(cherry picked from commit 988040a5e02f86f4a8cdb0704e8d501f9082a89c)

lib/dns/validator.c

index 4ab4ee407e01c9e82199c501bf25eff97a3b07af..884209fc12c7bbf406420b5e747603977feecb85 100644 (file)
@@ -257,12 +257,25 @@ validator_done(dns_validator_t *val, isc_result_t result) {
 }
 
 /*%
- * Look in the NSEC record returned from a DS query to see if there is
- * a NS RRset at this name.  If it is found we are at a delegation point.
+ * The isdelegation() function is called as part of seeking the DS record.
+ * Look in the NSEC or NSEC3 record returned from a DS query to see if the
+ * record has the NS bitmap set. If so, we are at a delegation point.
+ *
+ * If the response contains NSEC3 records with too high iterations, we cannot
+ * (or rather we are not going to) validate the insecurity proof. Instead we
+ * are going to treat the message as insecure and just assume the DS was at
+ * the delegation.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *\li  #ISC_R_SUCCESS  the NS bitmap was set in the NSEC or NSEC3 record, or
+ *                     the NSEC3 covers the name (in case of opt-out), or
+ *                     we cannot validate the insecurity proof and are going
+ *                     to treat the message as isnecure.
+ *\li  #ISC_R_NOTFOUND the NS bitmap was not set,
  */
-static bool
-isdelegation(dns_name_t *name, dns_rdataset_t *rdataset,
-            isc_result_t dbresult) {
+static isc_result_t
+isdelegation(dns_validator_t *val, dns_name_t *name, dns_rdataset_t *rdataset,
+            isc_result_t dbresult, const char *caller) {
        dns_fixedname_t fixed;
        dns_label_t hashlabel;
        dns_name_t nsec3name;
@@ -290,7 +303,7 @@ isdelegation(dns_name_t *name, dns_rdataset_t *rdataset,
                        goto trynsec3;
                }
                if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-                       return false;
+                       return ISC_R_NOTFOUND;
                }
        }
 
@@ -304,7 +317,7 @@ isdelegation(dns_name_t *name, dns_rdataset_t *rdataset,
                dns_rdata_reset(&rdata);
        }
        dns_rdataset_disassociate(&set);
-       return found;
+       return found ? ISC_R_SUCCESS : ISC_R_NOTFOUND;
 
 trynsec3:
        /*
@@ -343,6 +356,18 @@ trynsec3:
                        if (nsec3.next_length > NSEC3_MAX_HASH_LENGTH) {
                                continue;
                        }
+                       /*
+                        * If there are too many iterations assume bad things
+                        * are happening and bail out early. Treat as if the
+                        * DS was at the delegation.
+                        */
+                       if (nsec3.iterations > DNS_NSEC3_MAXITERATIONS) {
+                               validator_log(val, ISC_LOG_DEBUG(3),
+                                             "%s: too many iterations",
+                                             caller);
+                               dns_rdataset_disassociate(&set);
+                               return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
+                       }
                        length = isc_iterated_hash(
                                hash, nsec3.hash, nsec3.iterations, nsec3.salt,
                                nsec3.salt_length, name->ndata, name->length);
@@ -354,7 +379,7 @@ trynsec3:
                                found = dns_nsec3_typepresent(&rdata,
                                                              dns_rdatatype_ns);
                                dns_rdataset_disassociate(&set);
-                               return found;
+                               return found ? ISC_R_SUCCESS : ISC_R_NOTFOUND;
                        }
                        if ((nsec3.flags & DNS_NSEC3FLAG_OPTOUT) == 0) {
                                continue;
@@ -370,12 +395,12 @@ trynsec3:
                              memcmp(hash, nsec3.next, length) < 0)))
                        {
                                dns_rdataset_disassociate(&set);
-                               return true;
+                               return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
                        }
                }
                dns_rdataset_disassociate(&set);
        }
-       return found;
+       return found ? ISC_R_SUCCESS : ISC_R_NOTFOUND;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -589,9 +614,10 @@ fetch_callback_ds(void *arg) {
                        break;
                case DNS_R_NXRRSET:
                case DNS_R_NCACHENXRRSET:
-                       if (isdelegation(resp->foundname, &val->frdataset,
-                                        eresult))
-                       {
+                       result = isdelegation(val, resp->foundname,
+                                             &val->frdataset, eresult,
+                                             "fetch_callback_ds");
+                       if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
                                /*
                                 * Failed to find a DS while trying to prove
                                 * insecurity. If this is a zone cut, that
@@ -707,10 +733,13 @@ validator_callback_ds(void *arg) {
                              dns_trust_totext(val->frdataset.trust));
                have_dsset = (val->frdataset.type == dns_rdatatype_ds);
                name = dns_fixedname_name(&val->fname);
+
                if ((val->attributes & VALATTR_INSECURITY) != 0 &&
                    val->frdataset.covers == dns_rdatatype_ds &&
                    NEGATIVE(&val->frdataset) &&
-                   isdelegation(name, &val->frdataset, DNS_R_NCACHENXRRSET))
+                   isdelegation(val, name, &val->frdataset,
+                                DNS_R_NCACHENXRRSET,
+                                "validator_callback_ds") == ISC_R_SUCCESS)
                {
                        result = markanswer(val, "validator_callback_ds",
                                            "no DS and this is a delegation");
@@ -2932,7 +2961,8 @@ validate_nx(dns_validator_t *val, bool resume) {
                        result = findnsec3proofs(val);
                        if (result == DNS_R_NSEC3ITERRANGE) {
                                validator_log(val, ISC_LOG_DEBUG(3),
-                                             "too many iterations");
+                                             "%s: too many iterations",
+                                             __func__);
                                markanswer(val, "validate_nx (3)", NULL);
                                return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
                        }
@@ -2968,7 +2998,7 @@ validate_nx(dns_validator_t *val, bool resume) {
                result = findnsec3proofs(val);
                if (result == DNS_R_NSEC3ITERRANGE) {
                        validator_log(val, ISC_LOG_DEBUG(3),
-                                     "too many iterations");
+                                     "%s: too many iterations", __func__);
                        markanswer(val, "validate_nx (4)", NULL);
                        return ISC_R_SUCCESS;
                }
@@ -3181,7 +3211,9 @@ seek_ds(dns_validator_t *val, isc_result_t *resp) {
                        return ISC_R_COMPLETE;
                }
 
-               if (isdelegation(tname, &val->frdataset, result)) {
+               result = isdelegation(val, tname, &val->frdataset, result,
+                                     "seek_ds");
+               if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
                        *resp = markanswer(val, "seek_ds (3)",
                                           "this is a delegation");
                        return ISC_R_COMPLETE;