[El-errata] ELBA-2026-20538 Oracle Linux 8 tzdata bug fix and enhancement update

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2026-20538

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2026-20538.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
tzdata-2026b-1.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm
tzdata-java-2026b-1.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm

aarch64:
tzdata-2026b-1.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm
tzdata-java-2026b-1.0.1.el8.noarch.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/tzdata-2026b-1.0.1.el8.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[2026b-1.0.1]
- Use javac 1.6 or newer

[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.