Package : iptables Vulnerability : missing initialisation Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-0986 Debian Bug : 219686
Faheem Mitha noticed that the iptables command, an administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and NAT, did not always load the required modules on it own as it was supposed to. This could lead to firewall rules not being loaded on system startup. This caused a failure in connection with rules provided by lokkit at least.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.6a-5.0woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.11-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your iptables package.
Upgrade Instructions --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody --------------------------------