McHardy was suspended from the Netfilter team in 2016. The Netfilter team released a document on how to deal with his attempts to extract money from vendors. This move by McHardy, who had been a ...

When deciding on a firewall implementation, most Unix-savvy administrators have usually chosen to use ipfilter on OpenBSD for their combination of capabilities and stability, as the capabilities of ...

Following the publication of “Taming the Wild Netfilter” in the September 2001 issue of LJ [/article/4815], I received a number of e-mails, most asking for more detailed information on working with ...

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 ...

Every self-respecting Linux guru should be familiar with firewalls and how to install and configure them. With this in mind, Linux gurus also should be curious about how firewalls function and how to ...

Microsoft confirmed that it gave its seal of approval to Netfilter, a malicious driver used to distribute rootkit malware, as part of its Windows Hardware Compatibility Program (WHCP). “Since Windows ...

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 ...

Microsoft Confirms it Signed Malicious 'Netfilter' Drivers Microsoft says the Netfilter drivers used to distribute rootkit malware were signed as part of the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program.