Bug Fix Advisory Updated iptables packages are available

Advisory: RHBA-2004:256-05
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2004-08-18
Last updated on: 2004-08-18
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL: N/A

Details

Updated iptables packages that perform a real restart are now available.

The iptables utility controls the network packet filtering code in the
Linux kernel.

Execution of the "service iptables restart" command would not stop the
iptables service before starting again. If the default policy was listed as
"deny", a lock out of network services as well as the ruleset not being
applied would result.

All users of iptables should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.src.rpm     1d684f440c334763169d8430b35497a5
 
IA-32:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.i386.rpm     fa69602ff1641d0e7e29127f0bd2cbc3
iptables-ipv6-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.i386.rpm     afd052e731211536d30170b68b81d5d4
 
IA-64:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.ia64.rpm     2ca735046c10d23377b75fb40de5542a
iptables-ipv6-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.ia64.rpm     72b45ce7f8f3464deec71935cbda5d16
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.src.rpm     1d684f440c334763169d8430b35497a5
 
IA-32:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.i386.rpm     fa69602ff1641d0e7e29127f0bd2cbc3
iptables-ipv6-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.i386.rpm     afd052e731211536d30170b68b81d5d4
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.src.rpm     1d684f440c334763169d8430b35497a5
 
IA-32:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.i386.rpm     fa69602ff1641d0e7e29127f0bd2cbc3
iptables-ipv6-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.i386.rpm     afd052e731211536d30170b68b81d5d4
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.src.rpm     1d684f440c334763169d8430b35497a5
 
IA-64:
iptables-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.ia64.rpm     2ca735046c10d23377b75fb40de5542a
iptables-ipv6-1.2.5-3.AS21.1.ia64.rpm     72b45ce7f8f3464deec71935cbda5d16
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)


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