On Sat, 2013-02-16 at 13:01 -0500, Matthew Miller wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 12:22:20PM -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > > > explicit warning about it not checking the current state of the kernel
> > > > rules before overwriting them. Presumably firewall-config is more
> > > > careful. No-one is saying you can't write your own scripts, but the OP
> > > Presumably it's more careful how?
> > Well, the tool could check if the rules have been changed behind its
> > back before overwriting them. Not a complete solution without interlocks
> > of course, but still.
> 
> I'm saying it currently doesn't do that.
> 
> > I've no idea if it actually does this. The "presumably" comes from the
> > absence of a warning about it, a warning which is present in the old
> > tool. Are you saying the risk is still there, but the warning isn't?
> 
> I guess I am. :)

Worth knowing I guess.

poc

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