Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1547 - iptables bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

iptables bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated iptables packages that fix two bugs and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

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

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, when alternative packages were removed manually, it was impossible to uninstall the iptables-ipv6 packages. The underlying source code has been patched, and iptables-ipv6 can now be uninstalled regardless of manually modified alternatives. (BZ#1059214)

  • When upgrading the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 minimal installation to version 7.0 using the redhat-upgrade-tool utility, the "%postun" scriptlet of iptables-ipv6 failed. Blocks preventing the old package from uninstalling have been removed, and iptables-ipv6 can now be uninstalled successfully. (BZ#1070123)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • With this update, IPv6 support has been added to the ipset utility, and thus the user can now manage IPSets of IPv6 addresses. (BZ#1033270)

Users of iptables are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add this enhancement.

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • iptables-ipv6-1.4.7-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.4.7-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • iptables-1.4.7-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iptables-1.4.7-14.el6.src.rpm
  • iptables-1.4.7-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.4.7-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.4.7-14.el6.s390.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.4.7-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.4.7-14.el6.s390.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.4.7-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iptables-1.4.7-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iptables-1.4.7-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.4.7-14.el6.ppc.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.4.7-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.4.7-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • iptables-1.4.7-14.el6.ppc.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.4.7-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.4.7-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.4.7-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.4.7-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iptables-1.4.7-14.el6.s390.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.4.7-14.el6.ppc.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.4.7-14.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information