Package: iptables Version: 1.4.2-6 Severity: important
The option --hitcount on "recent" extension fails with message: iptables: Invalid argument whenever one sets a value higher then 20. To replicate the failure one can execute the following: # iptables -N SSH # iptables -A SSH -m recent --set --name BLACKLIST # iptables -A SSH -m recent --update --seconds 20 --hitcount 40 --name BLACKLIST -j DROP if --hitcount is set to 20 or a lower value, the rule is placed. This condition was tested on two other systems, based on Debian 5.0.1 (Lenny) -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.1 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages iptables depends on: ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries iptables recommends no packages. iptables suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
