Resolv cannot resolve address if `resolv.conf` first `nameserver` answers with `SERVFAIL`
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Description
in a docker container environment my containers get created with the following resolv.conf
nameserver 172.24.160.1
nameserver 10.81.32.106
nameserver 10.81.32.104
the first one is the gateway machine which cannot resolve any internet names.
nslookup and ping are able to resolve address:
# nslookup google.com
;; Got SERVFAIL reply from 172.24.160.1, trying next server
Server: 10.81.32.106
Address: 10.81.32.106#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Address: 142.250.185.206
;; Got SERVFAIL reply from 172.24.160.1, trying next server
Name: google.com
Address: 2607:f8b0:4006:80e::200e
# ping google.com
PING google.com (142.250.65.174) 56(84) bytes of data.
but resolv fails:
irb(main):001:0> require 'resolv'
=> true
irb(main):002:0> Resolv.getaddresses "google.com"
=> []
irb(main):003:0> Resolv.getaddress "google.com"
Traceback (most recent call last):
21: from ./.bundle/bin/irb:27:in `<main>'
20: from ./.bundle/bin/irb:27:in `load'
19: from /home/dependabot/dependabot-script/vendor/ruby/2.7.0/gems/irb-1.4.1/exe/irb:11:in `<top (required)>'
2: from (irb):3:in `<main>'
1: from /usr/local/lib/ruby/2.7.0/resolv.rb:44:in `getaddress'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/2.7.0/resolv.rb:94:in `getaddress': no address for google.com (Resolv::ResolvError)
irb(main):002:0> Resolv::DNS.new(:nameserver => ['10.81.32.104', '10.81.32.106'] ).getaddress "google.com"
=> #<Resolv::IPv4 142.250.65.174>
irb(main):003:0> Resolv::DNS.new(:nameserver => ['172.24.160.1', '10.81.32.104', '10.81.32.106'] ).getaddress "google.com"
Traceback (most recent call last):
20: from ./.bundle/bin/irb:27:in `<main>'
19: from ./.bundle/bin/irb:27:in `load'
18: from /home/dependabot/dependabot-script/vendor/ruby/2.7.0/gems/irb-1.4.1/exe/irb:11:in `<top (required)>'
1: from (irb):3:in `<main>'
/usr/local/lib/ruby/2.7.0/resolv.rb:379:in `getaddress': DNS result has no information for google.com (Resolv::ResolvError)
and it is also working if i remove the first nameserver in resolv.conf
#nameserver 172.24.160.1
nameserver 10.81.32.106
nameserver 10.81.32.104
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Start in /usr/local/lib/ruby/2.7.0/resolv.rb, focusing on DNS resolution with multiple nameservers and the handling of a SERVFAIL response. Reproduce the issue using the nameserver order shown in the report, then verify that resolution continues to a later server and succeeds for google.com.
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