Red Hat satellite 6 upgrade fails with error can't initialize iptables table filter table does not exist

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Satellite upgrade failing on iptable module.

    Failed executing iptables -N FOREMAN_MAINTAIN, exit status 3:
    iptables v1.4.21: can't initialize iptables table `filter': Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.x

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