# CVE-2019-25051: aspell: GNU Aspell is a spell checker designed to eventually replace Ispell

CVE-2019-25051 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by aspell 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.2, released July 20, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-25051
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0055
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 20, 2021

## Description

GNU Aspell is a spell checker designed to eventually replace Ispell. It can either be used as a library or as an independent spell checker.  Security Fix(es):  * aspell: Heap-buffer-overflow in acommon::ObjStack::dup_top (CVE-2019-25051)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | aspell RHEL 8 | 12:0.60.6.1-22.el8 | [RHSA-2022:1808](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-1808.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | aspell Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.2 | [aspell 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-aspell-0.60.7-20110707-4ubuntu0.2.md) | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Linux | aspell Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.60.8-1ubuntu0.1 | [aspell 0.60.8-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-aspell-0.60.8-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Linux | aspell Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.60.8-3 | [aspell 0.60.8-3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-aspell-0.60.8-3.md) | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Linux | aspell almalinux 8 | 12:0.60.6.1-22.el8 | [ALSA-2022:1808](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-1808.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | aspell ol 8 | 12:0.60.6.1-22.el8 | [ELSA-2022-1808](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-1808.md) | May 17, 2022 |
| Linux | aspell rocky 8 | 2:0.60.6.1-22.el8 | [RLSA-2022:1808](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-1808.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | aspell-devel RHEL 8 | 12:0.60.6.1-22.el8 | [RHSA-2022:1808](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-1808.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | aspell-devel almalinux 8 | 12:0.60.6.1-22.el8 | [ALSA-2022:1808](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-1808.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | aspell-devel ol 8 | 12:0.60.6.1-22.el8 | [ELSA-2022-1808](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-1808.md) | May 17, 2022 |
| Linux | libaspell15 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.2 | [libaspell15 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libaspell15-0.60.7-20110707-4ubuntu0.2.md) | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Linux | libaspell15 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.60.8-1ubuntu0.1 | [libaspell15 0.60.8-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libaspell15-0.60.8-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Linux | libaspell15 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.60.8-3 | [libaspell15 0.60.8-3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libaspell15-0.60.8-3.md) | Jul 20, 2021 |

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