Issued:
2012-10-30
Updated:
2012-10-30

RHEA-2012:1415 - iptables enhancement update

Synopsis

iptables enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated iptables packages that add an enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

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

This update adds the following enhancement:

  • A new iptables module has been added that allows to configure the Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) match extension for the IPv6 protocol. (BZ#847729)

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated iptables packages, which 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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • iptables-devel-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
  • iptables-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.i386.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
  • iptables-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.src.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
  • iptables-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
  • iptables-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
  • iptables-ipv6-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.s390.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.i386.rpm
  • iptables-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
  • iptables-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.i386.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.s390.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.i386.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
  • iptables-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
  • iptables-debuginfo-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
  • iptables-devel-1.3.5-9.2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information