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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Swish-e Critical Code Execution Threat USN-8240-1

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu issues critical security advisory for Swish-e addressing vulnerabilities risking crashes and code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in Swish-e.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Swish-e.

Software Description:

- swish-e: Simple Web Indexing System for Humans - Enhanced

Details:

It was discovered that Expat, vendored in Swish-e incorrectly handled

certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash

or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-25235, CVE-2022-25236)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  swish-e                         2.4.7-7.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  swish-e                         2.4.7-6.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  swish-e                         2.4.7-6.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  swish-e                         2.4.7-6ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  swish-e                         2.4.7-5ubuntu1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  swish-e                         2.4.7-4ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8240-1

CVE-2022-25235, CVE-2022-25236

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8240-1

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