I was wrong that this issue doesn't exist on emacs 26.x (my mistake was that I was loading native line numbers automatically in my config if emacs version >+ "26.0"). It seems to exist in a different form if I load nlinum.
Thread 1 "emacs" received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
0x00000033e3032625 in raise () from /lib64/libc.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00000033e3032625 in raise () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#1 0x00000033e3033e05 in abort () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#2 0x00000033e3070537 in __libc_message () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#3 0x00000033e3075f4e in malloc_printerr () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#4 0x00000033e307a614 in _int_malloc () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#5 0x00000033e307ab1c in malloc () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#6 0x00000000005debb2 in lmalloc (size=8188) at alloc.c:1450
#7 0x00000000005de7a5 in lisp_malloc (nbytes=8188, type=MEM_TYPE_NON_LISP) at alloc.c:1088
#8 0x00000000005df0f7 in allocate_string_data (s=0x21e8370, nchars=70, nbytes=70) at alloc.c:2024
#9 0x00000000005dfe78 in make_uninit_multibyte_string (nchars=70, nbytes=70) at alloc.c:2548
#10 0x00000000005dfd3e in make_specified_string (contents=0x7ffffffd6c50 "SOME_FILE__JUST_MASKING_REAL_FILENAME_HERE.v", nchars=70, nbytes=70, multibyte=false) at alloc.c:2508
#11 0x000000000063cdb4 in read1 (readcharfun=..., pch=0x7ffffffdae5c, first_in_list=false) at lread.c:3401
#12 0x000000000063e0f5 in read_list (flag=false, readcharfun=...) at lread.c:3884
#13 0x000000000063af94 in read1 (readcharfun=..., pch=0x7ffffffdf3cc, first_in_list=false) at lread.c:2692
#14 0x000000000063e0f5 in read_list (flag=false, readcharfun=...) at lread.c:3884
#15 0x000000000063af94 in read1 (readcharfun=..., pch=0x7ffffffe393c, first_in_list=false) at lread.c:2692
#16 0x000000000063e0f5 in read_list (flag=false, readcharfun=...) at lread.c:3884
#17 0x000000000063b023 in read1 (readcharfun=..., pch=0x7ffffffe7eac, first_in_list=false) at lread.c:2714
#18 0x000000000063a32f in read0 (readcharfun=...) at lread.c:2267
#19 0x000000000063a226 in read_internal_start (stream=..., start=..., end=...) at lread.c:2233
#20 0x0000000000639f73 in Fread (stream=...) at lread.c:2169
#21 0x000000000060aa27 in funcall_subr (subr=0xc49738 <Sread>, numargs=1, args=0x7ffffffe80e0) at eval.c:2841
#22 0x000000000060a66e in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0x7ffffffe80d8) at eval.c:2766
#23 0x000000000065705e in exec_byte_code (bytestr=..., vector=..., maxdepth=..., args_template=..., nargs=1, args=0x7ffffffe8848) at bytecode.c:629
#24 0x000000000060b0a9 in funcall_lambda (fun=..., nargs=1, arg_vector=0x7ffffffe8840) at eval.c:2967
#25 0x000000000060a6b2 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0x7ffffffe8838) at eval.c:2768
#26 0x000000000065705e in exec_byte_code (bytestr=..., vector=..., maxdepth=..., args_template=..., nargs=0, args=0x7ffffffe8f60) at bytecode.c:629
#27 0x000000000060b0a9 in funcall_lambda (fun=..., nargs=0, arg_vector=0x7ffffffe8f60) at eval.c:2967
#28 0x000000000060adcc in apply_lambda (fun=..., args=..., count=205) at eval.c:2903
#29 0x0000000000609396 in eval_sub (form=...) at eval.c:2276
#30 0x000000000060556c in Fprogn (body=...) at eval.c:455
#31 0x0000000000608dd2 in eval_sub (form=...) at eval.c:2183
#32 0x00000000006070f9 in internal_lisp_condition_case (var=..., bodyform=..., handlers=...) at eval.c:1303
#33 0x0000000000606cfa in Fcondition_case (args=...) at eval.c:1227
#34 0x0000000000608dd2 in eval_sub (form=...) at eval.c:2183
#35 0x000000000060556c in Fprogn (body=...) at eval.c:455
#36 0x0000000000608dd2 in eval_sub (form=...) at eval.c:2183
#37 0x000000000060556c in Fprogn (body=...) at eval.c:455
#38 0x000000000060b429 in funcall_lambda (fun=..., nargs=0, arg_vector=0x0) at eval.c:3042
#39 0x000000000060a789 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0x7ffffffe9940) at eval.c:2780
#40 0x000000000065705e in exec_byte_code (bytestr=..., vector=..., maxdepth=..., args_template=..., nargs=1, args=0x7ffffffea258) at bytecode.c:629
#41 0x000000000060b0a9 in funcall_lambda (fun=..., nargs=1, arg_vector=0x7ffffffea250) at eval.c:2967
#42 0x000000000060a6b2 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0x7ffffffea248) at eval.c:2768
#43 0x0000000000609aea in funcall_nil (nargs=2, args=0x7ffffffea248) at eval.c:2397
#44 0x0000000000609ef7 in run_hook_with_args (nargs=2, args=0x7ffffffea248, funcall=0x609ac7 <funcall_nil>) at eval.c:2574
#45 0x0000000000609b6e in Frun_hook_with_args (nargs=2, args=0x7ffffffea248) at eval.c:2439
#46 0x000000000060a966 in funcall_subr (subr=0xc47748 <Srun_hook_with_args>, numargs=2, args=0x7ffffffea248) at eval.c:2821
#47 0x000000000060a66e in Ffuncall (nargs=3, args=0x7ffffffea240) at eval.c:2766
#48 0x000000000065705e in exec_byte_code (bytestr=..., vector=..., maxdepth=..., args_template=..., nargs=1, args=0x7ffffffeaa30) at bytecode.c:629
#49 0x000000000060b0a9 in funcall_lambda (fun=..., nargs=1, arg_vector=0x7ffffffeaa28) at eval.c:2967
#50 0x000000000060a6b2 in Ffuncall (nargs=2, args=0x7ffffffeaa20) at eval.c:2768
#51 0x000000000060a04b in call1 (fn=..., arg1=...) at eval.c:2617
#52 0x000000000063812f in Fload (file=..., noerror=..., nomessage=..., nosuffix=..., must_suffix=...) at lread.c:1439
#53 0x0000000000617039 in Frequire (feature=..., filename=..., noerror=...) at fns.c:2807
#54 0x000000000060aa74 in funcall_subr (subr=0xc489a8 <Srequire>, numargs=3, args=0x7ffffffeaea0) at eval.c:2846
#55 0x000000000060a66e in Ffuncall (nargs=4, args=0x7ffffffeae98) at eval.c:2766
#56 0x000000000065705e in exec_byte_code (bytestr=..., vector=..., maxdepth=..., args_template=..., nargs=0, args=0x0) at bytecode.c:629
...
continues till #224.