Date:         Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:20:42 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Low: tzdata on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Low: tzdata enhancement update
Issue date:	2010-01-07

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 and to time zones:

* Bangladesh changed their clock back to Standard Time on December 31,
2009. (BZ#550570, BZ#551446, BZ#552300)

* Argentina did not enter DST on October 18, 2009.

* San Luis changed its time zone from UTC-4 to UTC-3 on October 11th.

* the end of Daylight Saving Time in Syria changed to the last Friday in
October.

* Kemerovo Oblast in Russia will change its time zone on March 28, 2010 to
the newly-created Asia/Novokuznetsk zone.

* local times for three Australian research stations in Antarctica were
updated.

* Fiji plans to re-introduce DST from November 29th, 2009 to April 25th,
2010.

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 these enhancements.

SL 3.0.x

       SRPMS:
tzdata-2009u-1.el3.src.rpm
       i386:
tzdata-2009u-1.el3.noarch.rpm
       x86_64:
tzdata-2009u-1.el3.noarch.rpm

SL 4.x

       SRPMS:
tzdata-2009u-1.el4.src.rpm
       i386:
tzdata-2009u-1.el4.noarch.rpm
       x86_64:
tzdata-2009u-1.el4.noarch.rpm

SL 5.x

       SRPMS:
tzdata-2009u-1.el5.src.rpm
       i386:
tzdata-2009u-1.el5.noarch.rpm
       x86_64:
tzdata-2009u-1.el5.noarch.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: Low: tzdata SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64 Errata 13-20-42

Low: tzdata enhancement update

Summary

Low: tzdata enhancement updateIssue date: 2010-01-07The tzdata package contains data files with rules for various time zonesaround the world.This updated package addresses the following changes to Daylight SavingTime (DST) observations and to time zones:* Bangladesh changed their clock back to Standard Time on December 31,2009. (BZ#550570, BZ#551446, BZ#552300)* Argentina did not enter DST on October 18, 2009.* San Luis changed its time zone from UTC-4 to UTC-3 on October 11th.* the end of Daylight Saving Time in Syria changed to the last Friday inOctober.* Kemerovo Oblast in Russia will change its time zone on March 28, 2010 tothe newly-created Asia/Novokuznetsk zone.* local times for three Australian research stations in Antarctica wereupdated.* Fiji plans to re-introduce DST from November 29th, 2009 to April 25th,2010.All users, especially those in the locale affected by these time changesand users interacting with people or systems in the affected locale, areadvised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds these enhancements.SL 3.0.xSRPMS:tzdata-2009u-1.el3.src.rpmi386:tzdata-2009u-1.el3.noarch.rpmx86_64:tzdata-2009u-1.el3.noarch.rpmSL 4.xSRPMS:tzdata-2009u-1.el4.src.rpmi386:tzdata-2009u-1.el4.noarch.rpmx86_64:tzdata-2009u-1.el4.noarch.rpmSL 5.xSRPMS:tzdata-2009u-1.el5.src.rpmi386:tzdata-2009u-1.el5.noarch.rpmx86_64:tzdata-2009u-1.el5.noarch.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



Security Fixes

Severity
Issued Date: : 2010-01-07
The tzdata package contains data files with rules for various time zones
around the world.

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