Something recent (perhaps this update to libnftnl) broke iptables.
Re-emerging it fixed the problem.
Fri Feb 11 07:45:54
2022 >>> net-libs/libnftnl-1.2.1
iptables started giving errors such as this:
/sbin/iptables -A BASE_INPUT_CHAIN -m conntrack --ctstate ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT ERROR (2): iptables v1.8.7 (legacy): Couldn't load match `conntrack':No such file or directory
Don't reboot (or restart the firewall on) any servers, in particular
remote ones, before ensuring that your install of iptables is working.
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Alan J. Wylie
https://www.wylie.me.uk/
Dance like no-one's watching. / Encrypt like everyone is.
Security is inversely proportional to convenience
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