ELBA-2024-8805

ELBA-2024-8805 - tzdata bug fix and enhancement update

Type:	BUG
Severity:	NA
Release Date:	2024-11-23

Description

[2024b-2]
- Harden against links to removed zones (RHEL-60063)

[2024b-1]
- Update to tzdata-2024b
- Improve historical data for Mexico, Mongolia, and Portugal.
- System V names are now obsolescent.
- The main data form now uses %z.
- The code now conforms to RFC 8536 for early timestamps.
- Support POSIX.1-2024, which removes asctime_r and ctime_r.
- Assume POSIX.2-1992 or later for shell scripts.
- SUPPORT_C89 now defaults to 1.
- Include two upstream patches for month names as in April vs Apr.

[2024a-2]
- Add java patch to fix incorrect calculations for
Africa/Casablanca starting in 2027. (RHEL-26860)

Updated Packages

Release/Architecture	Filename	MD5sum	Superseded By Advisory	Channel Label
Oracle Linux 7 (aarch64)	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.src.rpm	801560a6ab06d8da3a3eacdc332d462e	-	ol7_aarch64_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.src.rpm	801560a6ab06d8da3a3eacdc332d462e	-	ol7_aarch64_optional_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.src.rpm	801560a6ab06d8da3a3eacdc332d462e	-	ol7_aarch64_u9_patch
	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.noarch.rpm	c03cb39f746a42cbd001b192e7592103	-	ol7_aarch64_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.noarch.rpm	c03cb39f746a42cbd001b192e7592103	-	ol7_aarch64_u9_patch
	tzdata-java-2024b-2.el7.noarch.rpm	37a203eb484ee6f7169b8d2bb8f8adf5	-	ol7_aarch64_latest
	tzdata-java-2024b-2.el7.noarch.rpm	37a203eb484ee6f7169b8d2bb8f8adf5	-	ol7_aarch64_u9_patch
Oracle Linux 7 (x86_64)	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.src.rpm	801560a6ab06d8da3a3eacdc332d462e	-	ol7_x86_64_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.src.rpm	801560a6ab06d8da3a3eacdc332d462e	-	ol7_x86_64_optional_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.src.rpm	801560a6ab06d8da3a3eacdc332d462e	-	ol7_x86_64_u9_patch
	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.noarch.rpm	c03cb39f746a42cbd001b192e7592103	-	ol7_x86_64_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el7.noarch.rpm	c03cb39f746a42cbd001b192e7592103	-	ol7_x86_64_u9_patch
	tzdata-java-2024b-2.el7.noarch.rpm	37a203eb484ee6f7169b8d2bb8f8adf5	-	ol7_x86_64_latest
	tzdata-java-2024b-2.el7.noarch.rpm	37a203eb484ee6f7169b8d2bb8f8adf5	-	ol7_x86_64_u9_patch
Oracle Linux 8 (aarch64)	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.src.rpm	4cbc42d7499baf096922759b91dfbb30	-	ol8_aarch64_appstream
	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.src.rpm	4cbc42d7499baf096922759b91dfbb30	-	ol8_aarch64_baseos_latest
	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.src.rpm	4cbc42d7499baf096922759b91dfbb30	-	ol8_aarch64_u10_baseos_patch
	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm	9b9e05c4e94904a1a33626d25d2ddb5e	-	ol8_aarch64_baseos_latest
	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm	9b9e05c4e94904a1a33626d25d2ddb5e	-	ol8_aarch64_u10_baseos_patch
	tzdata-java-2024b-4.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm	37f1df90975243fc7632e7e887685822	-	ol8_aarch64_appstream
Oracle Linux 8 (x86_64)	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.src.rpm	4cbc42d7499baf096922759b91dfbb30	-	ol8_x86_64_appstream
	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.src.rpm	4cbc42d7499baf096922759b91dfbb30	-	ol8_x86_64_baseos_latest
	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.src.rpm	4cbc42d7499baf096922759b91dfbb30	-	ol8_x86_64_u10_baseos_patch
	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm	9b9e05c4e94904a1a33626d25d2ddb5e	-	ol8_x86_64_baseos_latest
	tzdata-2024b-4.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm	9b9e05c4e94904a1a33626d25d2ddb5e	-	ol8_x86_64_u10_baseos_patch
	tzdata-java-2024b-4.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm	37f1df90975243fc7632e7e887685822	-	ol8_x86_64_appstream
Oracle Linux 9 (aarch64)	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.src.rpm	58f7b59d4e2fdbac38de1eeabd04ba52	-	ol9_aarch64_appstream
	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.src.rpm	58f7b59d4e2fdbac38de1eeabd04ba52	-	ol9_aarch64_baseos_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.src.rpm	58f7b59d4e2fdbac38de1eeabd04ba52	-	ol9_aarch64_u4_baseos_patch
	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm	3848e377a06271e2784afecfa76a21f5	-	ol9_aarch64_baseos_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm	3848e377a06271e2784afecfa76a21f5	-	ol9_aarch64_u4_baseos_patch
	tzdata-java-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm	7da66de177de58db00c67fe4b4231c60	-	ol9_aarch64_appstream
Oracle Linux 9 (x86_64)	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.src.rpm	58f7b59d4e2fdbac38de1eeabd04ba52	-	ol9_x86_64_appstream
	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.src.rpm	58f7b59d4e2fdbac38de1eeabd04ba52	-	ol9_x86_64_baseos_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.src.rpm	58f7b59d4e2fdbac38de1eeabd04ba52	-	ol9_x86_64_u4_baseos_patch
	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm	3848e377a06271e2784afecfa76a21f5	-	ol9_x86_64_baseos_latest
	tzdata-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm	3848e377a06271e2784afecfa76a21f5	-	ol9_x86_64_u4_baseos_patch
	tzdata-java-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm	7da66de177de58db00c67fe4b4231c60	-	ol9_x86_64_appstream