dns.resolveSoa returns EBADRESP if hostname has a CNAME record
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Description
- Version(s): v12.16.3 / v12.18.3 / v12.18.0
- Platform: Windows / Windows Subsystem for Linux (Debian) / Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.8
- Subsystem: DNS
What steps will reproduce the bug?
const dns = require('dns');
const resolver = new dns.promises.Resolver();
// **************************************************************
async function test(hostname) {
let data = '';
console.log('hostname:', hostname);
try {
data = await resolver.resolveCname(hostname);
console.log('CNAME result:', data);
} catch (error) {
console.log('CNAME result:', error.message);
}
try {
data = await resolver.resolveSoa(hostname);
console.log('SOA result:', JSON.stringify(data));
} catch (error) {
console.log('SOA result:', error.message);
}
console.log();
}
// **************************************************************
(async function main() {
await test('support.microsoft.com');
})();
Actual Results
hostname: support.microsoft.com
CNAME result: [ 'ev.support.microsoft.com.edgekey.net' ]
SOA result: querySoa EBADRESP support.microsoft.com
Expected Results
hostname: support.microsoft.com
CNAME result: [ 'ev.support.microsoft.com.edgekey.net' ]
SOA result: querySoa ENODATA support.microsoft.com
Additional information
This seems to happen for any hostname with a CNAME record.
Another example:
hostname: store.gocomics.com
CNAME result: [ 'gocomicsstore.wpengine.com' ]
SOA result: querySoa EBADRESP store.gocomics.com
I would expect to get an 'ENODATA' instead of 'EBADRESP', as with the other resolveXXX() calls.
For a hostname with an SOA record but no CNAME, you get:
hostname: microsoft.com
CNAME result: queryCname ENODATA microsoft.com
SOA result: {"nsname":"ns1-205.azure-dns.com","hostmaster":"azuredns-
hostmaster.microsoft.com","serial":1,"refresh":3600,"retry":300,"expire":2419200,"minttl":300}
Contributor guide
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by running the provided dns.promises.Resolver reproduction with a hostname that has a CNAME record, then compare resolveSoa with resolveCname and the expected error behavior. The payload names no source files or tests, so locate the DNS resolver implementation and its resolveSoa tests; done means CNAME targets return ENODATA rather than EBADRESP.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100