CVE catalog

CVE-2026-75819

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Published: Oct 6, 2026, 10:57:56 AM UTC
Updated: Oct 6, 2026, 11:17:29 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.13% · Oct 25, 2026

GNU Aspell contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in ReadOnlyDict::load() in readonly_ws.cpp. When loading a binary .rws dictionary file, it uses offset fields from the file header as byte indices into a heap buffer without validating their bounds. An attacker can trigger this by convincing a user to run aspell with a crafted dictionary file supplied through --master, --dict-dir, or configuration options, leading to heap memory disclosure or a denial of service via application crash. This issue was fixed in commit 941953b25031bc9104e83f58e138a664b8dedc3f which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	aspell	sid	`0.60.8.2-3`	vulnerable
Debian	aspell	forky	`0.60.8.2-3`	vulnerable
Debian	aspell	trixie	`0.60.8.1-4`	vulnerable
Debian	aspell	bookworm	`0.60.8-4`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	aspell	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1150460]
Debian	aspell	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1150460]
Debian	aspell	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1150460]
Debian	aspell	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1150460]

[Debian bug #1150460]

Notes

[trixie] aspell: Minor issue [bookworm] aspell: Minor issue

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[aspell]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
[aspell-doc]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
[libaspell15]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
[libaspell-dev]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
[libpspell-dev]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · bookworm; nvd · aspell · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[aspell]Affected
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
[aspell-doc]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
[libaspell15]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
[libaspell-dev]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
[libpspell-dev]Affected
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · aspell · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 7:40:37 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]