FLSA-2005:2252: Updated iptables packages resolve security issues

Updated iptables packages are available for Red Hat Linux 7.3, 9, and Fedora Core 1

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Fedora Legacy Update Advisory

Synopsis: Updated iptables packages resolve security issues
Advisory ID: FLSA:2252
Issue date: 2005-02-10
Product: Red Hat Linux, Fedora Core
Keywords: Bugfix
Cross references: https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2252
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0986
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1. Topic:

Updated iptables packages that correct a security problem are now available.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Linux 7.3 - i386
Red Hat Linux 9 - i386
Fedora Core 1 - i386

3. Problem description:

Under certain conditions, iptables did not properly load the required modules at system startup, which caused the firewall rules to fail to load and protect the system from remote attackers. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0986 to this issue.

Users of iptables are advised to upgrade to these errata packages, which contain backported patches correcting these issues.

4. 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 yum and apt. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use yum issue:

yum update

or to use apt:

apt-get update; apt-get upgrade

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. This assumes that you have yum or apt-get configured for obtaining Fedora Legacy content. Please visit http://www fedoralegacy.org/docs for directions on how to configure yum and apt-get.

5. Bug IDs fixed:

http://bugzilla.fedora.us - bug #2252 - iptables May Fail to Automatically Load Some Modules

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Linux 7.3:

SRPM:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/iptables-1.2.8-8.73.1.legacy.src.rpm

i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/iptables-1.2.8-8.73.1.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/iptables-ipv6-1.2.8-8.73.1.legacy.i386.rpm

Red Hat Linux 9:

SRPM:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/SRPMS/iptables-1.2.8-8.90.1.legacy.src.rpm

i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/iptables-1.2.8-8.90.1.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/iptables-ipv6-1.2.8-8.90.1.legacy.i386.rpm

Fedora Core 1:

SRPM:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/SRPMS/iptables-1.2.9-1.0.1.legacy.src.rpm

i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/iptables-1.2.9-1.0.1.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/iptables-devel-1.2.9-1.0.1.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/iptables-ipv6-1.2.9-1.0.1.legacy.i386.rpm

7. Verification:

SHA1 sum Package Name
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83895bb3697fc2c0a6442a12a481e5670a4c4e36
redhat/7.3/updates/i386/iptables-1.2.8-8.73.1.legacy.i386.rpm
a4fbd94e3307c8f6915e9cdf23b98069e7c9e44c
redhat/7.3/updates/i386/iptables-ipv6-1.2.8-8.73.1.legacy.i386.rpm
d0630819c5a33d60976b5b3c0ed5b7e67bbfc1f6
redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/iptables-1.2.8-8.73.1.legacy.src.rpm
1bf551072cb97cb4dfcec90530dbe5f71d3eb4b0
redhat/9/updates/i386/iptables-1.2.8-8.90.1.legacy.i386.rpm
e80b93d0c4161576a2707253b25240a2330f7d43
redhat/9/updates/i386/iptables-ipv6-1.2.8-8.90.1.legacy.i386.rpm
5a7849fa4cc500bf6bc0d8320080fb6ba23d9e32
redhat/9/updates/SRPMS/iptables-1.2.8-8.90.1.legacy.src.rpm
87484b5ab4fed7ddaeea720d5303e7f9eca88d16
fedora/1/updates/i386/iptables-1.2.9-1.0.1.legacy.i386.rpm
6aa4eab81a36ddbbd00d4bde0280dd673dfd5324
fedora/1/updates/i386/iptables-devel-1.2.9-1.0.1.legacy.i386.rpm
4d545e88fbec8ff2371a4ed9c5bc494400db6d63
fedora/1/updates/i386/iptables-ipv6-1.2.9-1.0.1.legacy.i386.rpm
7ded8f4994d1a0017d804969318d8d0a6fa5053c
fedora/1/updates/SRPMS/iptables-1.2.9-1.0.1.legacy.src.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Fedora Legacy for security. Our key is available from http://www.fedoralegacy.org/about/security.php

You can verify each package with the following command:

rpm --checksig -v filename

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the sha1sum with the following command:

sha1sum filename

8. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0986


9. Contact:

The Fedora Legacy security contact is secnotice@fedoralegacy.org. More project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org