[Security Announce] [ MDVA-2008:082-1 ] - Updated timezone packages provide updated DST information and fix bugs

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Mandriva Linux Advisory MDVA-2008:082-1

http://www.mandriva.com/security/

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Package : timezone

Date : June 5, 2008

Affected: 2008.1

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Problem Description:

 

Automatic mirror geolocation in drakxtools-backend in Mandriva

Linux 2008.1 would fail for some locales, because it uses backward

compatibility timezone names for which there were no zone.tab entries

in timezone (bug #40184), this makes software like urpmi to not select

optimal mirrors in its automatic media/mirrors addition mode.

 

This update makes timezone provide backward timezone name entries in

zone.tab file to solve this issue.

 

Additionaly, updated timezone packages are being provided for older

Mandriva Linux systems that do not contain the new Daylight Savings

Time information for 2008 and later for certain time zones.

 

Update:

 

The previous timezone update for Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring triggered

a bug in gnome-panel, making it immediately crash when the Gnome

session was started. This new update works around the gnome-panel bug.

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References:

 

http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=40184

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Updated Packages:

 

Mandriva Linux 2008.1:

cc94a702f21b56a5e53d7a3ec5bfb7c3 2008.1/i586/timezone-2008c-1.5mdv2008.1.i586.rpm

5bfe1b31dde5ef07ad00859970a3c4f0 2008.1/i586/timezone-java-2008c-1.5mdv2008.1.i586.rpm

912996536b65f39da835f5dc2cd4e5a1 2008.1/SRPMS/timezone-2008c-1.5mdv2008.1.src.rpm

 

Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:

4bc34bc3e1ce08d6159b6e6b131f783d 2008.1/x86_64/timezone-2008c-1.5mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm

a5de2633a311f4a81ab8f80c6b53abda 2008.1/x86_64/timezone-java-2008c-1.5mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm

912996536b65f39da835f5dc2cd4e5a1 2008.1/SRPMS/timezone-2008c-1.5mdv2008.1.src.rpm

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