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MDVA-2012:044 : timezone

high Nessus Plugin ID 59252

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Timezone is a package that contains data files with rules for various timezones around the world. This update addresses the following changes:

- Fiji adopts DST for 2011 (effective Oct 23rd, 2011) - West Bank changes date for DST end in 2011 to Sep 30th - Fix DST for:
Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, Ukraine, Bahia and Brazil. - Haiti observes DST from 2012 on - Gaza Strip and Hebron observe DST in 2012
- Change start of DST in Syria to last Friday in March - Morocco moved DST entry to last Sunday of April - Changes to zones for Antarctica stations - Armenia abolished DST in 2012 and forward - Cuba enters DST on 31st March - Falkland Islands will stay on permanent Summer Time - New zone for Creston Valley, Canada, which differs from Dawson Creek in past stamps. Changes to historical stamps in Canada. - Last year, Tokelau skipped over the date line together with Samoa - The Chilean Government has decided to postpone the entrance into winter time (to leave DST) from March 11 2012 to April 28th 2012 - Cuba postponed DST by two weeks to Nov 13 - Fiji will enter DST on Jan 21

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2012:044

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59252

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2012-044.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 5/24/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux

Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2012