Security update for brltty

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1583-1
Release Date: 2025-05-19T14:23:42Z
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1583=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • python3-brlapi-debuginfo-5.3.1-11.3.1
    • python3-brlapi-5.3.1-11.3.1
    • brlapi-devel-5.3.1-11.3.1
    • brltty-debuginfo-5.3.1-11.3.1
    • libbrlapi0_6-debuginfo-5.3.1-11.3.1
    • brltty-debugsource-5.3.1-11.3.1
    • libbrlapi0_6-5.3.1-11.3.1
    • brltty-5.3.1-11.3.1

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