- Issued:
- 2009-04-15
- Updated:
- 2009-04-15
RHEA-2009:0422 - tzdata enhancement update
Synopsis
tzdata enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory None
Topic
A new tzdata package that updates Daylight Saving Time observations in several locales is now available.
Description
The tzdata package contains data files with rules for various time zones around the world.
This updated package addresses the following changes to Daylight Saving Time (DST) observations:
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Morocco will observe DST from 2009-06-01 00:00 to 2009-08-21 00:00.
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Tunisia will not observe DST this year.
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Syria started DST on 2009-03-27 00:00 this year.
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Cuba started DST at midnight between 2009-03-07 and 2009-03-08.
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the Province of San Luis, Argentina, went to UTC-04:00 on 2009-03-15.
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Palestine started DST on 2009-03-26 and end 2009-09-27.
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Pakistan will observe DST between 2009-04-15 and, probably, 2009-11-01.
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Egypt ends DST on 2009-09-24.
All users, especially those in locales affected by these time changes and users interacting with people or systems in the affected locales, are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.3 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.2 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 4.5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 4 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 3 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 5.3 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 5.2 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 4.5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 4 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 3 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 3 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 5.3 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 5.2 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 4.7 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 4.5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 4.5 | s390 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 3 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 2 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 3 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 2 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.3 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 3 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- tzdata-2009f-1.el5.noarch.rpm
- tzdata-2009f-1.el4.noarch.rpm
- tzdata-2009f-1.el3.noarch.rpm
- tzdata-2009f-1.el2_1.noarch.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 495473
- This content is not included.BZ - 495471
- This content is not included.BZ - 495474
- This content is not included.BZ - 492263
- This content is not included.BZ - 495488
- This content is not included.BZ - 495489
- This content is not included.BZ - 495490
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.