[Bug 870] Iptables cannot block outbound packets sent by Nessus

Thu Oct 31 17:55:17 CET 2013

https://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=870

Phil Oester <netfilter at linuxace.com> changed:

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--- Comment #7 from Phil Oester <netfilter at linuxace.com> 2013-10-31 17:55:15 CET ---
Nessus uses raw sockets, which bypass the Linux IP stack completely.  This
behavior is not unexpected.  Run nessus as a non-root user (if possible) and it
will not be able to use raw sockets.  Closing.

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