[CVE-2026-3104] sec: usr: Fix memory leaks in code preparing DNSSEC proofs of non-existence

An attacker controlling a DNSSEC-signed zone could trigger a memory leak
in the logic preparing DNSSEC proofs of non-existence, by creating more
than :any:`max-records-per-type` RRSIGs for NSEC records. These memory
leaks have been fixed.

ISC would like to thank Vitaly Simonovich for bringing this
vulnerability to our attention.

Closes isc-projects/bind9#5742

Merge branch '5742-fix-memory-leak-in-addnoqname-and-addclosest' into 'v9.21.20-release'

See merge request isc-private/bind9!913
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Michał Kępień 2026-03-13 13:35:24 +01:00
commit 5e29b24dcd
8 changed files with 254 additions and 6 deletions

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/*
* Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
*
* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
* file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
*
* See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
* information regarding copyright ownership.
*/
options {
query-source address 10.53.0.1;
notify-source 10.53.0.1;
transfer-source 10.53.0.1;
port @PORT@;
pid-file "named.pid";
listen-on { 10.53.0.1; };
listen-on-v6 { none; };
recursion no;
notify yes;
};
zone "." {
type primary;
file "root.db";
};

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; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
;
; SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
;
; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
; file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
;
; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
; information regarding copyright ownership.
$TTL 300
. IN SOA . a.root.servers.nil. (
2000042100 ; serial
600 ; refresh
600 ; retry
1200 ; expire
600 ; minimum
)
. NS a.root-servers.nil.
a.root-servers.nil. A 10.53.0.1
excessive-nsec-rrsigs. NS ns2.excessive-nsec-rrsigs.
ns2.excessive-nsec-rrsigs. A 10.53.0.2

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; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
;
; SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
;
; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
; file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
;
; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
; information regarding copyright ownership.
$TTL 300
@ IN SOA mname1. . (
1 ; serial
600 ; refresh
600 ; retry
1200 ; expire
600 ; minimum
)
@ NS ns2
ns2 A 10.53.0.2
* A 127.0.0.1

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/*
* Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
*
* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
* file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
*
* See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
* information regarding copyright ownership.
*/
options {
query-source address 10.53.0.2;
notify-source 10.53.0.2;
transfer-source 10.53.0.2;
port @PORT@;
pid-file "named.pid";
listen-on { 10.53.0.2; };
listen-on-v6 { none; };
recursion no;
notify yes;
};
zone "excessive-nsec-rrsigs" {
type primary;
file "excessive-nsec-rrsigs.db.signed";
};

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/*
* Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
*
* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
* License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
* file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
*
* See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
* information regarding copyright ownership.
*/
// validating resolver
options {
query-source address 10.53.0.3;
notify-source 10.53.0.3;
transfer-source 10.53.0.3;
port @PORT@;
pid-file "named.pid";
listen-on { 10.53.0.3; };
listen-on-v6 { none; };
recursion yes;
dnssec-validation yes;
max-records-per-type 2;
};
zone "." {
type hint;
file "../../_common/root.hint";
};
include "trusted.conf";

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../../_common/trusted.conf.j2

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#!/usr/bin/python3
# Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
#
# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
# file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
#
# See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
# information regarding copyright ownership.
import dns.rdataclass
import dns.rdatatype
import dns.rdtypes.ANY.RRSIG
import dns.zone
from isctest.run import EnvCmd
import isctest
def duplicate_rrsig(rdata, i):
return dns.rdtypes.ANY.RRSIG.RRSIG(
rdclass=rdata.rdclass,
rdtype=rdata.rdtype,
type_covered=rdata.type_covered,
algorithm=rdata.algorithm,
labels=rdata.labels,
# increment orig TTL so the rdataset isn't treated as identical record by dnspython
original_ttl=rdata.original_ttl + i,
expiration=rdata.expiration,
inception=rdata.inception,
key_tag=rdata.key_tag,
signer=rdata.signer,
signature=rdata.signature,
)
def bootstrap():
keygen = EnvCmd("KEYGEN", "-a ECDSA256 -Kns2 -q")
signer = EnvCmd("SIGNER", "-S -g")
zone = "excessive-nsec-rrsigs"
infile = f"{zone}.db.in"
signedfile = f"{zone}.db.signed"
isctest.log.info(f"{zone}: generate ksk and zsk")
ksk_name = keygen(f"-f KSK {zone}").out.strip()
keygen(f"{zone}").out.strip()
ksk = isctest.kasp.Key(ksk_name, keydir="ns2")
isctest.log.info(f"{zone}: sign zone")
signer(f"-P -x -O full -o {zone} -f {signedfile} {infile}", cwd="ns2")
isctest.log.info(
f"{zone}: duplicate the RRSIG(NSEC) to exceed max-records-per-type"
)
zone = dns.zone.from_file(f"ns2/{signedfile}", origin=zone)
for node in zone.values():
rrsig_rdataset = node.find_rdataset(
dns.rdataclass.IN, dns.rdatatype.RRSIG, dns.rdatatype.NSEC
)
orig = rrsig_rdataset[0]
rrsig_rdataset.add(duplicate_rrsig(orig, 1))
rrsig_rdataset.add(duplicate_rrsig(orig, 2))
zone.to_file(f"ns2/{signedfile}", sorted=True)
return {
"trust_anchors": [
ksk.into_ta("static-key"),
],
}
# reproducer for CVE-2026-3104 [GL#5742]
def test_excessive_rrsigs(ns3):
# the real test is that there is no crash on shutdown - checked by the test
# framework when the test finishes
# multiple queries seem more reliable to reproduce the memory leak, using a
# single query sometimes didn't cause a crash on shutdown
for i in range(10):
msg = isctest.query.create(f"x{i}.excessive-nsec-rrsigs", "A")
res = isctest.query.udp(msg, ns3.ip, attempts=1)
isctest.check.servfail(res)

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dns_slabheader_proof_t *noqname = NULL;
dns_name_t name = DNS_NAME_INITEMPTY;
dns_rdataset_t neg = DNS_RDATASET_INIT, negsig = DNS_RDATASET_INIT;
isc_region_t r1, r2;
isc_region_t r1 = { .base = NULL }, r2 = { .base = NULL };
result = dns_rdataset_getnoqname(rdataset, &name, &neg, &negsig);
RUNTIME_CHECK(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
@ -3001,6 +3001,14 @@ addnoqname(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_slabheader_t *newheader, uint32_t maxrrperset,
newheader->noqname = noqname;
cleanup:
if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
if (r1.base != NULL) {
isc_mem_put(mctx, r1.base, r1.length);
}
if (r2.base != NULL) {
isc_mem_put(mctx, r2.base, r2.length);
}
}
dns_rdataset_disassociate(&neg);
dns_rdataset_disassociate(&negsig);
@ -3014,7 +3022,7 @@ addclosest(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_slabheader_t *newheader, uint32_t maxrrperset,
dns_slabheader_proof_t *closest = NULL;
dns_name_t name = DNS_NAME_INITEMPTY;
dns_rdataset_t neg = DNS_RDATASET_INIT, negsig = DNS_RDATASET_INIT;
isc_region_t r1, r2;
isc_region_t r1 = { .base = NULL }, r2 = { .base = NULL };
result = dns_rdataset_getclosest(rdataset, &name, &neg, &negsig);
RUNTIME_CHECK(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
@ -3034,6 +3042,14 @@ addclosest(isc_mem_t *mctx, dns_slabheader_t *newheader, uint32_t maxrrperset,
newheader->closest = closest;
cleanup:
if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
if (r1.base != NULL) {
isc_mem_put(mctx, r1.base, r1.length);
}
if (r2.base != NULL) {
isc_mem_put(mctx, r2.base, r2.length);
}
}
dns_rdataset_disassociate(&neg);
dns_rdataset_disassociate(&negsig);
return result;
@ -3106,12 +3122,12 @@ qpcache_addrdataset(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbnode_t *node, dns_dbversion_t *version,
DNS_SLABHEADER_SETATTR(newheader, DNS_SLABHEADERATTR_OPTOUT);
}
if (rdataset->attributes.noqname) {
RETERR(addnoqname(qpnode->mctx, newheader, qpdb->maxrrperset,
rdataset));
CHECK(addnoqname(qpnode->mctx, newheader, qpdb->maxrrperset,
rdataset));
}
if (rdataset->attributes.closest) {
RETERR(addclosest(qpnode->mctx, newheader, qpdb->maxrrperset,
rdataset));
CHECK(addclosest(qpnode->mctx, newheader, qpdb->maxrrperset,
rdataset));
}
nlock = &qpdb->buckets[qpnode->locknum].lock;
@ -3179,6 +3195,9 @@ qpcache_addrdataset(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbnode_t *node, dns_dbversion_t *version,
INSIST(tlocktype == isc_rwlocktype_none);
return result;
cleanup:
dns_slabheader_destroy(&newheader);
return result;
}