query.c:10467: INSIST(namereln == dns_namereln_subdomain) failed, back trace

Summary

Server crash caused by external UDP queries.

BIND versions affected

BIND 9.19.23-dev (Development Release) <id:b1ebd49>
running on Linux x86_64 6.1.0-13-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.55-1 (2023-09-29)
built by make with  'CC=' 'LD=' 'CFLAGS=-O0  -ggdb -Wno-deprecated-declarations -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls -mtune=alderlake -DISC_MEM_USE_INTERNAL_MALLOC=0 -DISC_MEM_TRACKLINES=1 -DISC_TRACK_PTHREADS_OBJECTS' 'LDFLAGS=' '--enable-developer' '--enable-warn-error' '--with-openssl' '--with-zlib' '--with-libxml2' '--with-json-c' '--with-readline' '--with-libidn2' '--disable-dnstap' '--with-libtool' '--without-make-clean'
compiled by GCC 12.2.0
compiled with OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 3.0.11 19 Sep 2023
linked to OpenSSL version: OpenSSL 3.0.11 19 Sep 2023
compiled with libuv version: 1.44.2
linked to libuv version: 1.44.2
compiled with liburcu version: 0.15.0-pre
compiled with jemalloc version: 5.3.0
compiled with libnghttp2 version: 1.52.0
linked to libnghttp2 version: 1.52.0
compiled with libxml2 version: 2.9.14
linked to libxml2 version: 20914
compiled with json-c version: 0.16
linked to json-c version: 0.16
compiled with zlib version: 1.2.13
linked to zlib version: 1.2.13
linked to maxminddb version: 1.7.1
threads support is enabled
DNSSEC algorithms: RSASHA1 NSEC3RSASHA1 RSASHA256 RSASHA512 ECDSAP256SHA256 ECDSAP384SHA384 ED25519 ED448
DS algorithms: SHA-1 SHA-256 SHA-384
HMAC algorithms: HMAC-MD5 HMAC-SHA1 HMAC-SHA224 HMAC-SHA256 HMAC-SHA384 HMAC-SHA512
TKEY mode 2 support (Diffie-Hellman): no
TKEY mode 3 support (GSS-API): yes

default paths:
  named configuration:  /dev/null
  rndc configuration:   /usr/local/etc/rndc.conf
  nsupdate session key: /usr/local/var/run/named/session.key
  named PID file:       /usr/local/var/run/named/named.pid
  geoip-directory:      /usr/share/GeoIP

9.18 is not affected with the same attack pattern.

Preconditions and assumptions

None.

Attacker's abilities

Ability to send queries to the server.

Impact

Server crashes with assertion failure.

Steps to reproduce

1. Run bin/named/named -g -c /dev/null -p 12345
2. Run 2x dnsperf -d queryfile-example-10million-201202 -p 12345 -s 10.10.10.20 -t 20 -S 1 -e -D -b 16000
3. Wait

What is the current bug behavior?

Server crashes.

What is the expected correct behavior?

Server doesn't crash.

Relevant logs

21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.219 REFUSED unexpected RCODE resolving 'www.pressrepublicanevents.com/A/IN': 64.40.12.250#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.227 REFUSED unexpected RCODE resolving '3.gvt0.com/A/IN': 2001:4860:4802:32::a#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.259 DNS format error from 89.108.89.143#53 resolving 4kings.ru/MX for 10.10.10.106#36493: empty question section
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.283 REFUSED unexpected RCODE resolving '3.gvt0.com/A/IN': 2001:4860:4802:34::a#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.311 REFUSED unexpected RCODE resolving 'bioquimicasrl.com/A/IN': 209.244.0.3#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.323 SERVFAIL unexpected RCODE resolving 'www.tom-morrow-land.com/AAAA/IN': 1.1.1.1#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.327 REFUSED unexpected RCODE resolving '3.gvt0.com/A/IN': 216.239.36.10#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.331 REFUSED unexpected RCODE resolving 'www.pressrepublicanevents.com/A/IN': 64.40.12.251#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.331 query client=0x7fa869baf000 thread=0x7fa86cefd680(www.pressrepublicanevents.com/A): query_gotanswer: unexpected error: failure
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.331 query client=0x7fa83b1a3400 thread=0x7fa85b3fe680(www.pressrepublicanevents.com/A): query_gotanswer: unexpected error: failure
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.339 success resolving 'www.angrybirdsfree.net/AAAA' after disabling qname minimization due to 'ncache nxdomain'
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.339 query client=0x7fa83b221400 thread=0x7fa85b3fe680(www.tom-morrow-land.com/AAAA): query_gotanswer: unexpected error: failure
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.339 query client=0x7fa869a3e400 thread=0x7fa86cefd680(www.tom-morrow-land.com/AAAA): query_gotanswer: unexpected error: failure
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.359 success resolving 'e1.mc658.mail.yahoo.com/AAAA' after disabling qname minimization due to 'ncache nxdomain'
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.371 validating ksg07.harvard.edu/MX: no valid signature found
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.371 REFUSED unexpected RCODE resolving '3.gvt0.com/A/IN': 216.239.38.10#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.379 success resolving 'a-0.19-21098801.c0c0083.1518.19d4.3ea1.210.0.qfptcsf437v6s7kaak2qs267pq.avqs.mcafee.com/A' after disabling qname minimization due to 'ncache nxdomain'
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.387 REFUSED unexpected RCODE resolving 'www.untwistedvortex.com/A/IN': 128.199.213.165#53
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.387 query client=0x7fa869b1f000 thread=0x7fa86cefd680(www.untwistedvortex.com/A): query_gotanswer: unexpected error: failure
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.387 query client=0x7fa83b2d7000 thread=0x7fa85b3fe680(www.untwistedvortex.com/A): query_gotanswer: unexpected error: failure
21-Mar-2024 14:58:36.403 query.c:10467: INSIST(namereln == dns_namereln_subdomain) failed