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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2720-1 aspell -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

25 Jul 2021

Affected Packages:

aspell

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-17544, CVE-2019-25051.

More information:

Two issue have been found in aspell, the GNU Aspell spell-checker.

One issue is related to a stack-based buffer over-read via an isolated character when processing a configuration file. The other issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.60.7~20110707-3+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your aspell packages.

For the detailed security status of aspell please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/aspell

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS