[linux-latest] 03/04: linux-image: Add back-dated NEWS for conntrack helpers change in Linux 4.7

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commit 4599bdc4db0f473ef6bb204c43991225415ca342
Author: Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>
Date:   Sat Oct 29 02:21:31 2016 +0100

    linux-image: Add back-dated NEWS for conntrack helpers change in Linux 4.7
    
    Closes: #839632
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 debian/changelog        | 2 ++
 debian/linux-image.NEWS | 9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1f80062..8757cc8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ linux-latest (76) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Update to 4.8.0-1
   * linux-image-{686-pae,amd64}: Delete old NEWS
+  * linux-image: Add back-dated NEWS for conntrack helpers change in Linux 4.7
+    (Closes: #839632)
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 29 Oct 2016 01:51:27 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/linux-image.NEWS b/debian/linux-image.NEWS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a824ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/linux-image.NEWS
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+linux-latest (75) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * From Linux 4.7, the iptables connection tracking system will no longer
+    automatically load helper modules.  If your firewall configuration
+    depends on connection tracking helpers, you should explicitly load the
+    required modules.  For more information, see
+    <https://home.regit.org/netfilter-en/secure-use-of-helpers/>.
+
+ -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 29 Oct 2016 01:53:18 +0100

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