diff -up tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.c.patch12 tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.c

--- tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.c.patch12	2008-08-29 09:45:12.000000000 +0200

+++ tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.c	2008-08-29 09:45:12.000000000 +0200

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static char sep[] = ", \t\r\n";

 #define	YES		1

 #define	NO		0

+#define ERR             -1

  /*

   * These variables are globally visible so that they can be redirected in

@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@ int     hosts_access(request)

 struct request_info *request;

 {

     int     verdict;

-

     /*

      * If the (daemon, client) pair is matched by an entry in the file

      * /etc/hosts.allow, access is granted. Otherwise, if the (daemon,

@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ struct request_info *request;

 	return (verdict == AC_PERMIT);

     if (table_match(hosts_allow_table, request))

 	return (YES);

-    if (table_match(hosts_deny_table, request))

-	return (NO);

-    return (YES);

+    if (table_match(hosts_deny_table, request) == NO)

+	return (YES);

+    return (NO);

 }

 /* table_match - match table entries with (daemon, client) pair */

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct request_info *request;

 	(void) fclose(fp);

     } else if (errno != ENOENT) {

 	tcpd_warn("cannot open %s: %m", table);

+	match = ERR;

     }

     if (match) {

 	if (hosts_access_verbose > 1)