USN-8316-1: CableSwig vulnerabilities
Publication date
27 May 2026
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in CableSwig.
Releases
Packages
- 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.
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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | cableswig – 0.1.0+git20150808-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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