[pkg-netfilter-team] Bug#816087: iptables is racy by default when used in scripts

Pedretti Fabio pedretti.fabio at gmail.com
Thu Oct 18 15:39:50 BST 2018


Control: fixed -1 1.8.0-1~exp1

Hi, this should be fixed with 1.8.0-1~exp1 when using the nf_tables backend.

>From man xtables-nft:

DIFFERENCES TO LEGACY IPTABLES
Because the xtables-nft tools use the nf_tables kernel API, rule
additions and deletions are always atomic.  Unlike iptables-legacy,
iptables-nft -A ..  will NOT need to retrieve the current ruleset from
the kernel, change it, and re-load the altered ruleset.  Instead,
iptables-nft will tell the kernel to add one rule.  For this reason,
the iptables-legacy --wait option is a no-op in iptables-nft.



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