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CVE-2026-38076VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Jbig2dec: An integer overflow

Affects jbig2decSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-38076· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · fixed in 0.19-3ubuntu0.1 : patch jbig2dec soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.19-3ubuntu0.1, 0.20-1ubuntu0.24.04.1, 0.20-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Ubuntu jbig2dec to 0.19-3ubuntu0.1 (package) or 0.20-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 (package) or 0.20-1ubuntu0.26.04.1 (package).

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSjbig2decpkg:deb/ubuntu/jbig2dec?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • <0.20-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
Fixed in
  • 0.20-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSjbig2decpkg:deb/ubuntu/jbig2dec?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <0.20-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
Fixed in
  • 0.20-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSjbig2decpkg:deb/ubuntu/jbig2dec?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • <0.19-3ubuntu0.1
Fixed in
  • 0.19-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSjbig2decpkg:deb/ubuntu/jbig2dec?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =0.16-1
  • =0.17-1
  • =0.18-1ubuntu1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSjbig2decpkg:deb/ubuntu/jbig2dec?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =0.13-5
  • =0.13-6
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTSjbig2decpkg:deb/ubuntu/jbig2dec?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenialOther threatsAffected
  • 0.12-2 – 0.12+20150918-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, avoid processing untrusted inputs with affected versions of jbig2dec.

Description

An integer overflow in the jbig2_arith_iaid_ctx_new() function of Artifex commit cc37d0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.

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