========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8316-1 May 27, 2026
cableswig vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in CableSwig.
Software Description:
- cableswig: Generate wrappers for Python and Tcl from C++ code
Details:
It was discovered that Expat, vendored in CableSwig, incorrectly handled
certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash
or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
cableswig 0.1.0+git20150808-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8316-1
CVE-2022-25235, CVE-2022-25236
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