- Issued:
- 2012-03-06
- Updated:
- 2012-03-20
RHEA-2012:0356 - tzdata enhancement update
Synopsis
tzdata enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
An updated tzdata package that updates Daylight Saving Time observations 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 in zone info database:
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The leap second database now includes the leap second that will occur at the end of June 2012. Note that only zones in the subdirectory called "right/" are affected. Unless you set up your system to specifically use "right" time zones, this change will not affect you in any way. Normally, the information about leap seconds is distributed via the NTP protocol, and the NTP client should update your system properly even without this update. (BZ#782174, BZ#782173, BZ#782172, BZ#773755)
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This update changes the Daylight Saving Time rules for Chile, which decided to exit DST on March 11 2012 instead of the previous date of April 28th 2012 (BZ#796569, BZ#796747, BZ#796748, BZ#796749)
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This update retroactively changes the Daylight Saving Time rules for Cuba, which left the period of DST in November.
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This update retroactively changes the Daylight Saving Time rules for Fiji, which entered DST in January.
All users, especially those in the locale affected by these time changes, and users interacting with people or systems in the affected locale, are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds this enhancement.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI) | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Storage | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.6 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 5.6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 5.6 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 5.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | 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 from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | 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 - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 5.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 5.6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 4 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 4 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.6 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 5.6 | 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 | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- tzdata-2011n-2.el4.src.rpm
- tzdata-java-2011n-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el4.noarch.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el6.src.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el5.i386.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el5.s390x.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el5.ppc.rpm
- tzdata-java-2011n-2.el5.i386.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el5.ia64.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
- tzdata-java-2011n-2.el6.noarch.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el6.noarch.rpm
- tzdata-2011n-2.el5.src.rpm
Fixes
(none)
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.