Issued:

2023-03-28

Updated:

2023-03-28

RHBA-2023:1491 - tzdata bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

tzdata bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory None

Topic

An update for tzdata is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Telco Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Description

The tzdata packages contain data files with rules for various time zones.

The tzdata packages have been updated to version 2023b, which addresses recent time zone changes. Notably:

• Egypt will reintroduce daylight saving time (DST) from April through October.

• Morocco will observe DST from April 23, 2023 instead of April 30.

• This year, Palestine is delaying the start of DST.

• This year, Lebanon is delaying the start of DST until April 20.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• tzdata-java-2023b-1.el6.noarch.rpm
• tzdata-java-2023b-1.el8.noarch.rpm
• tzdata-2023b-1.el7.noarch.rpm
• tzdata-2023b-1.el6.src.rpm
• tzdata-java-2023b-1.el9.noarch.rpm
• tzdata-2023b-1.el7.src.rpm
• tzdata-2023b-1.el9.src.rpm
• tzdata-2023b-1.el6.noarch.rpm
• tzdata-2023b-1.el8.src.rpm
• tzdata-2023b-1.el9.noarch.rpm
• tzdata-java-2023b-1.el7.noarch.rpm
• tzdata-2023b-1.el8.noarch.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

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