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GNU Aspell spell-checker

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general
  • source: aspell (main)
  • version: 0.60.8.2-3
  • maintainer: Agustin Martin Domingo (DMD)
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.7.3
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 0.60.8-3
  • oldstable: 0.60.8-4
  • stable: 0.60.8.1-4
  • testing: 0.60.8.2-3
  • unstable: 0.60.8.2-3
versioned links
  • 0.60.8-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.60.8-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.60.8.1-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 0.60.8.2-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • aspell (21 bugs: 0, 10, 11, 0)
  • aspell-doc
  • libaspell-dev
  • libaspell15 (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
  • libpspell-dev
action needed
3 security issues in sid high

There are 3 open security issues in sid.

3 important issues:
  • CVE-2026-75818: GNU Aspell prezip-bin contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the decompressor in prog/prezip.c. The decompressor does not properly check buffer space, so a crafted compressed file can cause out-of-bounds read and write operations on the heap. An attacker who convinces a user to process a malicious compressed file with prezip-bin can trigger memory corruption, leading to a processs crash. This issue was fixed in commit 15b188437f9e0192d4ac4472ad66a4e2f62a782f which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.
  • CVE-2026-75819: 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.
  • CVE-2026-75820: GNU Aspell contains an integer truncation vulnerability in the WritableDict::add() function in modules/speller/default/writable.cpp. When loading a personal wordlist, the word length is stored as a single byte, causing truncation for words whose length is a multiple of 256. This leads to heap corruption. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to run aspell with a crafted personal wordlist containing such a word, resulting in denial of service. This issue was fixed in commit 782ce94e4dc71eaec4ee1bd945eb3b9c47c5387d which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.
Created: 2026-10-06 Last update: 2026-10-10 01:00
3 security issues in forky high

There are 3 open security issues in forky.

3 important issues:
  • CVE-2026-75818: GNU Aspell prezip-bin contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the decompressor in prog/prezip.c. The decompressor does not properly check buffer space, so a crafted compressed file can cause out-of-bounds read and write operations on the heap. An attacker who convinces a user to process a malicious compressed file with prezip-bin can trigger memory corruption, leading to a processs crash. This issue was fixed in commit 15b188437f9e0192d4ac4472ad66a4e2f62a782f which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.
  • CVE-2026-75819: 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.
  • CVE-2026-75820: GNU Aspell contains an integer truncation vulnerability in the WritableDict::add() function in modules/speller/default/writable.cpp. When loading a personal wordlist, the word length is stored as a single byte, causing truncation for words whose length is a multiple of 256. This leads to heap corruption. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to run aspell with a crafted personal wordlist containing such a word, resulting in denial of service. This issue was fixed in commit 782ce94e4dc71eaec4ee1bd945eb3b9c47c5387d which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.
Created: 2026-10-06 Last update: 2026-10-10 01:00
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that aspell depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • spellutils (#717189)
    • Suggests: spellutils
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-10-10 20:00
lintian reports 9 warnings normal
Lintian reports 9 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-02-04 Last update: 2026-04-24 10:00
3 low-priority security issues in trixie low

There are 3 open security issues in trixie.

3 issues left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2026-75818: (needs triaging) GNU Aspell prezip-bin contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the decompressor in prog/prezip.c. The decompressor does not properly check buffer space, so a crafted compressed file can cause out-of-bounds read and write operations on the heap. An attacker who convinces a user to process a malicious compressed file with prezip-bin can trigger memory corruption, leading to a processs crash. This issue was fixed in commit 15b188437f9e0192d4ac4472ad66a4e2f62a782f which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.
  • CVE-2026-75819: (needs triaging) 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.
  • CVE-2026-75820: (needs triaging) GNU Aspell contains an integer truncation vulnerability in the WritableDict::add() function in modules/speller/default/writable.cpp. When loading a personal wordlist, the word length is stored as a single byte, causing truncation for words whose length is a multiple of 256. This leads to heap corruption. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to run aspell with a crafted personal wordlist containing such a word, resulting in denial of service. This issue was fixed in commit 782ce94e4dc71eaec4ee1bd945eb3b9c47c5387d which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.

You can find information about how to handle these issues in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2026-10-06 Last update: 2026-10-10 01:00
debian/patches: 7 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 7 debian patches available in version 0.60.8.2-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 7 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.
Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2026-02-04 08:34
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).
Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01
news
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  • [2026-02-06] aspell 0.60.8.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-02-03] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.2-3 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2026-02-03] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.2-2 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2026-02-03] aspell 0.60.8.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-29] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.2-1 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2025-10-25] aspell 0.60.8.1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-20] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.1-6 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2025-10-19] aspell 0.60.8.1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-13] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.1-5 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2025-02-23] aspell 0.60.8.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-18] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.1-4 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2025-01-11] aspell 0.60.8.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-01-05] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.1-3 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2024-12-09] aspell 0.60.8.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-12-03] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.1-2 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2023-12-26] aspell 0.60.8.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-12-20] Accepted aspell 0.60.8.1-1 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2023-08-31] aspell 0.60.8-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-08-25] Accepted aspell 0.60.8-6 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2023-06-20] aspell 0.60.8-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-06-12] Accepted aspell 0.60.8-5 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2021-10-04] aspell 0.60.8-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-09-29] Accepted aspell 0.60.8-4 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2021-08-05] Accepted aspell 0.60.7~20110707-6+deb10u1 (source amd64 all) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Thorsten Alteholz)
  • [2021-08-01] Accepted aspell 0.60.7~20110707-6+deb10u1 (source amd64 all) into stable->embargoed, stable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Thorsten Alteholz)
  • [2021-07-26] aspell 0.60.8-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-07-25] Accepted aspell 0.60.7~20110707-3+deb9u1 (source amd64 all) into oldstable (Thorsten Alteholz)
  • [2021-07-20] Accepted aspell 0.60.8-3 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
  • [2021-01-03] aspell 0.60.8-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-12-28] Accepted aspell 0.60.8-2 (source) into unstable (Agustin Martin Domingo)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 25
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 13
  • M&W: 12
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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