diff -up iptables-1.4.9/extensions/libipt_realm.c.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/extensions/libipt_realm.c
--- iptables-1.4.9/extensions/libipt_realm.c.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/extensions/libipt_realm.c	2010-08-04 12:17:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void load_realms(void)
 	int id;
 	struct realmname *oldnm = NULL, *newnm = NULL;
 
-	fil = fopen(rfnm, "r");
+	fil = fopen(rfnm, "re");
 	if (!fil) {
 		rdberr = 1;
 		return;
diff -up iptables-1.4.9/extensions/libxt_set.h.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/extensions/libxt_set.h
--- iptables-1.4.9/extensions/libxt_set.h.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/extensions/libxt_set.h	2010-08-04 12:19:48.000000000 +0200
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _LIBXT_SET_H
 
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ get_version(unsigned *version)
 		xtables_error(OTHER_PROBLEM,
 			      "Can't open socket to ipset.\n");
 
+	if (fcntl(sockfd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1) {
+		xtables_error(OTHER_PROBLEM,
+			      "Could not set close on exec: %s\n",
+			      strerror(errno));
+	}
+
 	req_version.op = IP_SET_OP_VERSION;
 	res = getsockopt(sockfd, SOL_IP, SO_IP_SET, &req_version, &size);
 	if (res != 0)
diff -up iptables-1.4.9/ip6tables-restore.c.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/ip6tables-restore.c
--- iptables-1.4.9/ip6tables-restore.c.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/ip6tables-restore.c	2010-08-04 12:17:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (optind == argc - 1) {
-		in = fopen(argv[optind], "r");
+		in = fopen(argv[optind], "re");
 		if (!in) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Can't open %s: %s\n", argv[optind],
 				strerror(errno));
diff -up iptables-1.4.9/ip6tables-save.c.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/ip6tables-save.c
--- iptables-1.4.9/ip6tables-save.c.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/ip6tables-save.c	2010-08-04 12:17:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static int for_each_table(int (*func)(co
 	FILE *procfile = NULL;
 	char tablename[IP6T_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN+1];
 
-	procfile = fopen("/proc/net/ip6_tables_names", "r");
+	procfile = fopen("/proc/net/ip6_tables_names", "re");
 	if (!procfile)
 		return ret;
 
diff -up iptables-1.4.9/iptables-restore.c.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/iptables-restore.c
--- iptables-1.4.9/iptables-restore.c.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/iptables-restore.c	2010-08-04 12:17:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (optind == argc - 1) {
-		in = fopen(argv[optind], "r");
+		in = fopen(argv[optind], "re");
 		if (!in) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Can't open %s: %s\n", argv[optind],
 				strerror(errno));
diff -up iptables-1.4.9/iptables-save.c.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/iptables-save.c
--- iptables-1.4.9/iptables-save.c.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/iptables-save.c	2010-08-04 12:17:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int for_each_table(int (*func)(co
 	FILE *procfile = NULL;
 	char tablename[IPT_TABLE_MAXNAMELEN+1];
 
-	procfile = fopen("/proc/net/ip_tables_names", "r");
+	procfile = fopen("/proc/net/ip_tables_names", "re");
 	if (!procfile)
 		return ret;
 
diff -up iptables-1.4.9/iptables-xml.c.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/iptables-xml.c
--- iptables-1.4.9/iptables-xml.c.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/iptables-xml.c	2010-08-04 12:17:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (optind == argc - 1) {
-		in = fopen(argv[optind], "r");
+		in = fopen(argv[optind], "re");
 		if (!in) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Can't open %s: %s", argv[optind],
 				strerror(errno));
diff -up iptables-1.4.9/libiptc/libiptc.c.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/libiptc/libiptc.c
--- iptables-1.4.9/libiptc/libiptc.c.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/libiptc/libiptc.c	2010-08-04 12:17:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
  * 	- performance work: speedup initial ruleset parsing.
  * 	- sponsored by ComX Networks A/S (http://www.comx.dk/)
  */
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <xtables.h>
@@ -1328,6 +1330,12 @@ TC_INIT(const char *tablename)
 	if (sockfd < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (fcntl(sockfd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Could not set close on exec: %s\n",
+			strerror(errno));
+		abort();
+	}
+
 retry:
 	s = sizeof(info);
 
diff -up iptables-1.4.9/xtables.c.cloexec iptables-1.4.9/xtables.c
--- iptables-1.4.9/xtables.c.cloexec	2010-08-03 16:54:25.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-1.4.9/xtables.c	2010-08-04 12:17:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ static char *get_modprobe(void)
 	procfile = open(PROC_SYS_MODPROBE, O_RDONLY);
 	if (procfile < 0)
 		return NULL;
+ 	if (fcntl(procfile, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1) {
+ 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not set close on exec: %s\n",
+ 			strerror(errno));
+ 		exit(1);
+ 	}
 
 	ret = (char *) malloc(PROCFILE_BUFSIZ);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -680,6 +685,12 @@ static int compatible_revision(const cha
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	if (fcntl(sockfd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Could not set close on exec: %s\n",
+			strerror(errno));
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	xtables_load_ko(xtables_modprobe_program, true);
 
 	strcpy(rev.name, name);