libaspell.a in GNU Aspell before 0.60.8 has a stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp via an isolated \ character.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-017553 advisory.

    libaspell.a in GNU Aspell before 0.60.8 has a stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in     common/getdata.cpp via an isolated \ character.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - libaspell.a in GNU Aspell before 0.60.8 has a stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in     common/getdata.cpp via an isolated \ character. (CVE-2019-17544)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-4948 advisory.

    A buffer overflow was discovered in the Aspell spell checker, which could result in the execution of     arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version     0.60.7~20110707-6+deb10u1. 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

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This update for aspell fixes the following issues :

CVE-2019-17544: Fixed a stack-based buffer over-read in acommon:unescape in common/getdata.cpp via an isolated backslash (bsc#1153892).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

USN-4155-1 fixed a vulnerability in Aspell. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.10.

It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could potentially access sensitive information.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It was discovered that Aspell, the GNU spell checker, incorrectly handled certain inputs which leads to a stack-based buffer over-read.
An attacker could potentially access sensitive information.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 0.60.7~20110707-1.3+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your aspell packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4155-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could potentially access     sensitive information.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
313826	Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: aspell (UTSA-2026-017553)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	critical
222784	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-17544	Nessus	Misc.	critical
152169	Debian DSA-4948-1 : aspell - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
131224	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : aspell (SUSE-SU-2019:3034-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
130146	Ubuntu 19.10 : Aspell vulnerability (USN-4155-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
130072	Debian DLA-1966-1 : aspell security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
129967	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Aspell vulnerability (USN-4155-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical

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