[El-errata] ELEA-2024-11248 Oracle Linux 9 tzdata bug fix and enhancement update

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Mon Dec 23 22:11:10 UTC 2024


Oracle Linux Enhancement Advisory ELEA-2024-11248

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELEA-2024-11248.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 9 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
tzdata-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm
tzdata-java-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm

aarch64:
tzdata-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm
tzdata-java-2024b-2.el9.noarch.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol9/SRPMS-updates//tzdata-2024b-2.el9.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[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.




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