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Scientific Linux Security Update : tzdata on SL4.x, SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64

🗓️ 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Scientific Linux Security Update for tzdata addressing modifications to Daylight Saving Time in Belarus, adding new time zones, and changes in Samoa, Palestine, Fiji, and Brazil

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(61166);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : tzdata on SL4.x, SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This updated package addresses the following change to Daylight Saving
Time (DST) :

  - Belarus has canceled the Daylight Saving Time.
    (BZ#740000, BZ#740001, BZ#740014, BZ#739668, BZ#739916)

  - New time zones have been added to track South Sudan
    (Africa/Juba) and West Bank (Asia/Hebron).

  - Samoa changed its Time Zone so that it is on the west
    side of the International Date Line.

  - Palestine suspended the Daylight Saving Time for the
    month of Ramadan.

  - Fiji will observe the Daylight Saving Time in 2011.

  - State of Bahia, Brazil, will resume Summer Time on Oct
    16."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=739668"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=739916"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740000"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740001"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740014"
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1111&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=348
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?66f55a6b"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected tzdata and / or tzdata-java packages."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/10/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"tzdata-2011l-4.el4")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"tzdata-2011l-4.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"tzdata-java-2011l-4.el5")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tzdata-2011l-4.el6")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"tzdata-java-2011l-4.el6")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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