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jmesserli/nx: ns/dns/zonegenerator.go; 66 LoC
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Found a possible issue in [jmesserli/nx](https://www.github.com/jmesserli/nx) at [ns/dns/zonegenerator.go](https://github.com/jmesserli/nx/blob/19c791b981b1c883d67dfb5d9db94191a1152914/ns/dns/zonegenerator.go#L160-L225)
Below is the message reported by the analyzer for this snippet of code. Beware that the analyzer only reports the first issue it finds, so please do not limit your consideration to the contents of the below message.
> reference to address was used in a composite literal at line 161
[Click here to see the code in its original context.](https://github.com/jmesserli/nx/blob/19c791b981b1c883d67dfb5d9db94191a1152914/ns/dns/zonegenerator.go#L160-L225)
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```go
for _, address := range addresses {
dnsIP := DNSIP{IP: &address}
tagparser.ParseTags(&dnsIP, address.Tags, address.Prefix.Tags)
if !dnsIP.Enabled {
continue
}
FixFlattenAddress(&dnsIP)
ip, _, _ := net.ParseCIDR(address.Address)
isIP4 := strings.Count(ip.String(), ":") < 2
if len(dnsIP.ForwardZoneName) > 0 {
var recordType rrType
if isIP4 {
recordType = A
} else {
recordType = Aaaa
}
putMap(zoneRecordsMap, dnsIP.ForwardZoneName, resourceRecord{
Name: address.Name,
Type: recordType,
RData: ip.String(),
})
for _, cname := range dnsIP.CNames {
putMap(zoneRecordsMap, dnsIP.ForwardZoneName, resourceRecord{
Name: cname,
Type: CName,
RData: address.Name,
})
}
}
if len(dnsIP.ReverseZoneName) > 0 {
zoneName, err := ipToNibble(dnsIP.ReverseZoneName, true)
if err != nil {
logger.Printf("Could not parse cidr <%v> of %v", dnsIP.ReverseZoneName, address)
continue
}
if len(dnsIP.ForwardZoneName) == 0 {
// Parse parent tags to restore forward zone name
tagparser.ParseTags(&dnsIP, address.Prefix.Tags, []model.Tag{})
}
name, err := ipToNibble(address.Address, false)
if err != nil {
logger.Printf("Could not parse cidr <%v> of %v", address.Address, address)
continue
}
name = name[:len(name)-len(zoneName)-1]
rData := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", address.Name, dnsIP.ForwardZoneName)
rData = strings.TrimRight(rData, ".")
rData = rData + "."
putMap(zoneRecordsMap, zoneName, resourceRecord{
Name: name,
Type: Ptr,
RData: rData,
})
}
}
```
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commit ID: 19c791b981b1c883d67dfb5d9db94191a1152914
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Inspect ns/dns/zonegenerator.go at lines 160-225, focusing on the range over addresses and the reference used to construct DNSIP. Compare the analyzer's warning with the surrounding DNS record generation, then classify the finding as Bug, Mitigated, or Desirable Behavior by leaving the corresponding reaction.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100