- Issued:
- 2008-10-08
- Updated:
- 2008-10-08
RHEA-2008:0941 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
tzdata enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
A new tzdata package that updates Daylight Savings Time observation times
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 Savings
Time (DST) observations:
- Argentina switches to DST on Sunday, October 19, 2008. It was previously
scheduled to switch on Sunday, October 5, 2008.
- Brazil also switches to DST on Sunday, October 19, 2008. It was
previously scheduled to switch on Sunday, October 12, 2008.
- the Gaza Strip switched back to Standard Time on Thursday August 28,
2008. It was previously scheduled to switch back on Sunday, August 31,
2008.
Users in the affected locales, or 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
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- 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 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 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 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
- 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 5.2 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 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 5.2 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 Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 462707 - [RHEL 5] tzdata updates needed for upcoming DST in Brazil and Argentina
- BZ - 462708 - [RHEL 4] tzdata updates needed for upcoming DST in Brazil and Argentina
- BZ - 462709 - [RHEL 3] tzdata updates needed for upcoming DST in Brazil and Argentina
- BZ - 462710 - [RHEL 2.1] tzdata updates needed for upcoming DST in Brazil and Argentina
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
Click a package name for more details.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
| ia64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| ia64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| ia64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| ia64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| ia64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| s390 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x | |
| s390 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| s390 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
| s390 | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc | |
| tzdata-2008f-2.el4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 90ec9154a4158695d29ca877bf3edf47224b735a2426166283d6b9eabf7c6022 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
| i386 | |
| tzdata-2008f-3.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 7cd6de5444c979379c2ee532adba2eeec847c8a23173e4af5a4ccc95404e967e |
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