Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51632
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu 4.10 USN-81-1 (iptables)
Summary:	Ubuntu 4.10 USN-81-1 (iptables)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to iptables announced via advisory USN-81-1. Faheem Mitha noticed that the iptables command did not always load the required modules on its own as it was supposed to. This could lead to firewall rules not being loaded on system startup. The following packages are affected: iptables Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 1.2.9-10ubuntu0.1. After a standard system upgrade you have to restart your firewall to ensure that the necessary changes take effect. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-81-1 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 11570 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0986 Debian Security Information: DSA-580 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-580 https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2252 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:125 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110815247703862&w=2 Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: P-026 http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-026.shtml http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11570 XForce ISS Database: iptables-module-dos(17928) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17928
Copyright	Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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