[El-errata] ELBA-2026-20539 Oracle Linux 7 tzdata bug fix and enhancement update

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2026-20539

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2026-20539.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
tzdata-2026b-1.el7.noarch.rpm
tzdata-java-2026b-1.el7.noarch.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/tzdata-2026b-1.el7.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[2026b-1]
- Update to tzdata-2026b (RHEL-170797)
  - British Columbia’s 2026-03-08 spring forward is expected
    to be its last transition as it moves to permanent -07.

[2026a-1]
- Update to tzdata-2026a (RHEL-154033)
  - Correct the transition times for Moldova.
  - The POSIXRULES option is now obsolete.

[2025c-1]
- Update to tzdata-2025c (RHEL-135159)
  - Update leap seconds file expiration date

[2025b-2]
- Included NEWS file with docs. (RHEL-102379)

[2025b-1]
- Update to tzdata-2025b (RHEL-84741)
  - Chile's Aysén Region moves from -04/-03
    to -03 year-round, diverging from America/Santiago and
    creating a new zone America/Coyhaique.

[2025a-1]
Update to tzdata-2025a (RHEL-74308)
  - Paraguay is now permanently at -03. This impacts timestamps
    starting on 2025-03-22.
  - Includes improvements to pre-1991 data for the Philippines.
  - Etc/Unknown is now reserved.