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and subject line iptables-save format error in libxt_strings
has caused the Debian Bug report #637499,
regarding iptables-save format error in libxt_strings
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637499: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=637499
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: iptables
Version: 1.4.12-1
Severity: normal
Tags: upstream patch
iptables-save does not save hex strings properly
-m string --hex-string"|535353535343534353ffd06668|"
as opposed to (note space after --hex-string):
-m string --hex-string "|535353535343534353ffd06668|"
causing an error on restore.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.39.4-grsec (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages iptables depends on:
ii libc6 2.13-10 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii libnfnetlink0 1.0.0-1 Netfilter netlink library
iptables recommends no packages.
iptables suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
--- extensions/libxt_string.c.orig 2011-07-22 08:37:34.000000000 -0400
+++ extensions/libxt_string.c 2011-08-11 03:41:00.000000000 -0400
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ print_hex_string(const char *str, const
{
unsigned int i;
/* start hex block */
- printf("\"|");
+ printf(" \"|");
for (i=0; i < len; i++) {
/* see if we need to prepend a zero */
if ((unsigned char) str[i] <= 0x0F)
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Source: iptables
Version: 1.4.12.2-1
This was fixed upstream by the bug submitter some ages ago.
--- End Message ---