[lacnog] Bogon route objects in the LACNIC IRR
Rubens Kuhl
rubensk en gmail.com
Vie Ago 13 23:17:48 -03 2021
You might wanna try comparing those to announcements in the DFZ and
RPKI ROAs. It's quite common in IRRs to fetch route table and RPKI
data to generate those objects.
Rubens
On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 11:02 PM Ronald F. Guilmette
<rfg en tristatelogic.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
> Recently, I have been working with the various Regional Internet Registries
> in an effort to try to find and remove all invalid "bogon" route objects
> from the respective IRR data bases of the five RIRs. These invalid "bogon"
> route objects fall into two categories:
>
> (1) route objects that refer to unassigned "bogon" IP address space, or
>
> (2) route objects that refer to unassigned "bogon" AS numbers
>
> At the present time there are a total of 20 such "bogon" route objects in
> the LACNIC IRR data base, and they are all of type 2 --- they all refer
> to valid/assigned IP address space, but they refer to AS numbers that are
> invalid and that are NOT assigned to anyone. A summary of these currently
> live LACNIC bogon route objects is given below:
>
> Address block ASN last-modified date
> ---------------------------------------
> 179.61.200.0/23 200557 2021-06-16
> 179.61.238.0/24 203786 2021-06-16
> 181.214.37.0/24 200557 2021-06-16
> 181.214.79.0/24 200872 2021-06-16
> 181.214.99.0/24 203786 2021-06-16
> 181.214.234.0/24 203786 2021-06-16
> 181.215.185.0/24 203786 2021-06-16
> 181.215.235.0/24 203786 2021-06-16
> 181.215.254.0/23 203786 2021-06-16
> 189.127.166.0/24 260027 2021-08-01
> 189.127.167.0/24 260027 2021-08-01
> 190.2.17.0/24 23456 2021-06-16
> 190.210.206.0/24 23456 2021-06-16
> 190.210.210.0/23 1000 2021-06-16
> 191.96.230.0/24 203786 2021-06-16
> 191.96.235.0/24 203786 2021-06-16
> 191.101.54.0/23 50896 2021-06-16
> 191.101.160.0/23 203786 2021-06-16
> 200.46.144.0/24 263733 2021-06-16
> 200.68.114.0/24 23456 2021-06-16
>
> In addition to the above summaries I am also providing the fuill text of all
> 20 of these bogon route objects at the end of this message.
>
> These bogon route objects concern me for two reasons:
>
> 1) They are, by definition, invalid because they use invalid AS numbers.
>
> 2) The full text of each of these route objects (see below) always says
> that the objects are "LACNIC generated". This seems to imply that
> LACNIC staff is operating some sort of (buggy?) software that is
> improperly generating these bogon route objects, and that the route
> objects are NOT being generated by anyone manually.
>
> If these objects are not being generated by some automated software process,
> then I hope that the LACNIC staff will explain why nearly all of these
> invalid route obects have the exact same last-modified date. That seems
> to be more than a mere coincidence!
>
> On the other hand, if these route objects HAVE indeed been generated by
> software, and not by human beings, then perhaps the LACNIC staff will be
> kind enough to explain why their software is generating artificial (and
> invalid) route objects, and then inserting those invalid route objects
> into the LACNIC IRR data base, even though the ASNs being referenced can
> be easily shown to be invalid and unassigned.
>
> Regardless of whether these invalid route objects have been generated by
> softare or by human hands, I believe that it is only correct and proper
> that these invalid route objects should be removed immediately from the
> LACNIC IRR data base. After all, who wants to have garbage in that data
> base? Also, removing these garbage route objects from the LACNIC IRR
> data base would be consistant with what the other four RIRs have already
> been doing for some time now. RIPE, ARIN, APNIC, and AFRINIC have all
> been removing invalid "bogon" route objects that I have previously reported
> to them. And in fact, AFRINIC currently has ZERO invalid route objects
> in their data base.
>
> I hope that LACNIC will not be the last RIR to clean up these invalid route
> objects from the LACNIC IRR data base.
>
>
> Regards,
> rfg
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> route: 179.61.200.0/23
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS200557
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 23
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 179.61.238.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 181.214.234.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 181.214.37.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS200557
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 181.214.79.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS200872
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 181.214.99.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 181.215.185.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 181.215.235.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 181.215.254.0/23
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 189.127.166.0/23
> descr: LACNIC generated route for RED SERVITEL, CA
> origin: AS270026
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for RED SERVITEL, CA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-VE-RSCA1-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:06Z
>
> route: 189.127.167.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for RED SERVITEL, CA
> origin: AS260027
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for RED SERVITEL, CA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-VE-RSCA1-LACNIC
> changed: 20210801
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-08-01T13:05:03Z
>
> route: 190.2.17.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for NSS S.A.
> origin: AS23456
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for NSS S.A.
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-AR-NSSA-LACNIC
> changed: abuse- 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:06Z
>
> route: 190.210.206.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for NSS S.A.
> origin: AS23456
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for NSS S.A.
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-AR-NSSA-LACNIC
> changed: abuse- 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:06Z
>
> route: 190.210.210.0/23
> descr: LACNIC generated route for NSS S.A.
> origin: AS1000
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for NSS S.A.
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-AR-NSSA-LACNIC
> changed: abuse- 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:06Z
>
> route: 191.101.160.0/23
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 191.101.54.0/23
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS50896
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 23
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 191.96.230.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 191.96.235.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> origin: AS203786
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Digital Energy Technologies Chile SpA
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-CL-DETC-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:05Z
>
> route: 200.46.144.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for Cable Onda
> origin: AS263733
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for Cable Onda
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-PA-CAON1-LACNIC
> changed: 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:06Z
>
> route: 200.68.114.0/24
> descr: LACNIC generated route for NSS S.A.
> origin: AS23456
> remarks: LACNIC generated route for NSS S.A.
> remarks: maxLength 24
> mnt-by: MNT-AR-NSSA-LACNIC
> changed: abuse- 20210616
> source: LACNIC
> remarks: ***************************************************
> remarks: This object may have been modified
> remarks: For more information, please query whois.lacnic.net
> remarks: ***************************************************
> last-modified: 2021-06-16T22:05:06Z
>
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