# CVE-2026-75820: Integer Truncation Leading to Heap Corruption in GNU Aspell

CVE-2026-75820 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-75820, released November 1, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-75820
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a (Low)
- EPSS: 0.0013
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 6, 2026
- Weakness: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-75820

## Description

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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | aspell Debian 14 | 0.60.8.2-4 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-75820](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-75820.md) | Nov 1, 2026 |
| Linux | aspell amzn 2023 | 12:0.60.8-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3275](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3275.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | aspell-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 12:0.60.8-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3275](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3275.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | aspell-debugsource amzn 2023 | 12:0.60.8-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3275](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3275.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | aspell-devel amzn 2023 | 12:0.60.8-7.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3275](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3275.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |

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