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[USN-8240-1] Swish-e vulnerabilities

Posted on 07 May 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8240-1
May 07, 2026

swish-e vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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)

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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