Security update for brltty

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1579-1
Release Date: 2025-05-19T12:40:43Z
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

An update that has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for brltty fixes the following issues:

  • Avoid having brlapi.key temporarily world-readable during creation (bsc#1235438).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1579=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-1579=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-1579=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-1579=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-1579=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • brltty-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-espeak-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-at-spi2-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-utils-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-speech-dispatcher-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-libbraille-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-xwindow-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-brlapi-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-debugsource-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • python3-brlapi-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • ocaml-brlapi-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-brlapi-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-utils-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-at-spi2-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • xbrlapi-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • libbrlapi0_8-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • python3-brlapi-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-espeak-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brlapi-devel-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-libbraille-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • tcl-brlapi-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brlapi-java-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brlapi-java-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • tcl-brlapi-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • xbrlapi-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • ocaml-brlapi-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • libbrlapi0_8-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-speech-dispatcher-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • brltty-driver-xwindow-debuginfo-6.4-150400.4.8.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    • brltty-lang-6.4-150400.4.8.1
    • system-user-brltty-6.4-150400.4.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (noarch)
    • system-user-brltty-6.4-150400.4.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (noarch)
    • system-user-brltty-6.4-150400.4.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (noarch)
    • system-user-brltty-6.4-150400.4.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (noarch)
    • system-user-brltty-6.4-150400.4.8.1

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