ZDNet

Linux kernel to include IPv6 firewall

Firewall features already available in IPv4 will be added to IPv6 protocol in Linux, but not until later in the year. Version 2.6.12 of the Linux kernel is likely to include packet filtering that will ...
Bleeping Computer

New Linux kernel NetFilter flaw gives attackers root privileges

A new Linux NetFilter kernel flaw has been discovered, allowing unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges to root level, allowing complete control over a system. The CVE-2023-32233 ...
Computing

Security bug in Linux kernel netfilter lets attackers gain root access

Sophos researcher Nick Gregory has uncovered a dangerous security bug in Linux's netfilter application which could enable a local attacker to escalate privileges on vulnerable machines and carry out a ...
Linux Journal

Taming the Wild Netfilter

For those of you who have taken the plunge and upgraded from kernel 2.2.X (or even 2.0.X) to 2.4.X, congratulations. If, like a number of folks, you're running some form of firewall using either ...
ZDNet

Linux kernel to include IPv6 firewall

Version 2.6.12 of the Linux kernel is likely to include packet filtering that will work with IPv6, the latest version of the Internet Protocol. Netfilter/iptables, the firewall engine that is part of ...