ALSA-2026:92615: Important: aspell security update

Q: What systems are affected by this update?

The advisory applies to AlmaLinux installations with the aspell or aspell-devel packages installed.

Q: What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

Exploitation requires a crafted dictionary file. The advisory identifies the impact as arbitrary code execution but does not specify how the crafted file must be supplied or loaded.

Q: How can I determine whether my system needs remediation?

Check whether aspell or aspell-devel is installed and compare the installed package state against the security update provided by AlmaLinux. The advisory does not provide affected or fixed version numbers.

Published Oct 29, 2026

Updated

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: aspell: Arbitrary code execution via crafted dictionary file (CVE-2026-103658)

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.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available

almalinux/aspell<12:0.60.6.1-23.el8_10

12:0.60.6.1-23.el8_10

almalinux/aspell-devel<12:0.60.6.1-23.el8_10

12:0.60.6.1-23.el8_10

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

Upgrade
Upgrade almalinux/aspell to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 12:0.60.6.1-23.el8_10
Upgrade
Upgrade almalinux/aspell-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 12:0.60.6.1-23.el8_10

Event History

Oct 29, 2026

Advisory Published

via OSV·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via OSV·12:00 AM

DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

CVE-2026-103658

Frequently Asked Questions

What systems are affected by this update?

The advisory applies to AlmaLinux installations with the aspell or aspell-devel packages installed.

What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

Exploitation requires a crafted dictionary file. The advisory identifies the impact as arbitrary code execution but does not specify how the crafted file must be supplied or loaded.

How can I determine whether my system needs remediation?

Check whether aspell or aspell-devel is installed and compare the installed package state against the security update provided by AlmaLinux. The advisory does not provide affected or fixed version numbers.

ALSA-2026:92615: Important: aspell security update

Affected Software

Remediation

Event History

Child vulnerabilities

Frequently Asked Questions

What systems are affected by this update?

What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

How can I determine whether my system needs remediation?

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How can I determine whether my system needs remediation?