# Security update for brltty

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1579-1  
Release Date: 2025-05-19T12:40:43Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1235438

  
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

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235438