Debian DLA-702-1 : tzdata new upstream version

high Nessus Plugin ID 94585

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security update.

Description

This update includes the changes in tzdata 2016i. Notable changes are :

- Pacific/Tongatapu (DST starting on 2016-11-06 at 02:00).

- Northern Cyprus is now +03 year round, the Asia/Famagusta zone has been added.

- Antarctica/Casey (switched from +08 to +11 on 2016-10-22).

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 2016i-0+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your tzdata packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Upgrade the affected tzdata, and tzdata-java packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 94585

File Name: debian_DLA-702.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/7/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tzdata, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tzdata-java, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2016

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