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Scientific Linux Security Update : tzdata enhancement update on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20121004)
high Nessus Plugin ID 62432
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update adds the following enhancements :- Daylight saving time in Fiji will start at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, 21st October 2012, and end at 3 am on Sunday, 20th January 2013.
- Tokelau was listed in an incorrect time zone for as long as the Zoneinfo project was in existence. The actual zone was supposed to be GMT-11 hours before Tokelau was moved to the other side of the International Date Line at the end of year 2011. The local time in Tokelau is now GMT+13.
This update has been placed in the security tree to avoid timezone related problems such as ntp sync errors.
Solution
Update the affected tzdata and / or tzdata-java packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 62432
File Name: sl_20121004_tzdata_enhancement_update_on_SL5_x.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 10/5/2012
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:tzdata, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:tzdata-java, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu