netfilter buglog - Oct 2013 - [Bug 862] New: Inconsistent handling of invalid chain names

https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=862

           Summary: Inconsistent handling of invalid chain names
           Product: iptables
           Version: 1.4.x
          Platform: arm
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P5
         Component: iptables
        AssignedTo: netfilter-buglog at lists.netfilter.org
        ReportedBy: eric.bock.1980 at gmail.com
   Estimated Hours: 1.0


[ 0 ] app_42 at android:/$ iptables --append --
iptables v1.4.11.1: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Permission
denied
(you must be root)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
[ 3 ] app_42 at android:/$ iptables --new --
iptables v1.4.11.1: chain name not allowed to start with `-'

Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.
[ 2 ] app_42 at android:/$

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https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=862

Phil Oester <netfilter at linuxace.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |netfilter at linuxace.com
         Resolution|                            |DUPLICATE
    Remaining Hours|1.0                         |0.0

--- Comment #1 from Phil Oester <netfilter at linuxace.com> 2013-10-21
22:30:11 CEST ---
A bug already exists on this issue, and a patch has been submitted to fix it
([PATCH] iptables: improve chain name validation).

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 855 ***

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