[Bug 970929] [NEW] hwclock reports the wrong time for the timezone it states

[James Haigh]

*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

(For those that don't know, BST (British Summer Time) = UTC+1)

james at james-ThinkPad-X60-Tablet:~$ date; sudo hwclock
Sun Apr  1 17:02:32 BST 2012
Sun 01 Apr 2012 16:02:29 BST  -0.922465 seconds

I'd expect to see:
Sun 01 Apr 2012 16:02:29 UTC  -0.922465 seconds

Unless the hardware clock is in localtime due to dual boot with you know what:
Sun 01 Apr 2012 17:02:29 BST  -0.922465 seconds


I think that issues with time can potentially cause or trigger serious bugs elsewhere. I'm going to mark this as a security vulnerability just-in-case.

** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Visibility changed to: Public

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Title:
  hwclock reports the wrong time for the timezone it states

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  (For those that don't know, BST (British Summer Time) = UTC+1)

  james at james-ThinkPad-X60-Tablet:~$ date; sudo hwclock
  Sun Apr  1 17:02:32 BST 2012
  Sun 01 Apr 2012 16:02:29 BST  -0.922465 seconds

  I'd expect to see:
  Sun 01 Apr 2012 16:02:29 UTC  -0.922465 seconds

  Unless the hardware clock is in localtime due to dual boot with you know what:
  Sun 01 Apr 2012 17:02:29 BST  -0.922465 seconds

  
  I think that issues with time can potentially cause or trigger serious bugs elsewhere. I'm going to mark this as a security vulnerability just-in-case.

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