Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2026-38076

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity integer overflow in the jbig2dec package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12jbig2dec0.19-3+deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-38076
Debian:13jbig2dec0.20-1+deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-38076
Debian:14jbig2decno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-38076
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSjbig2dec0.19-3ubuntu0.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38076
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSjbig2dec0.20-1ubuntu0.24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38076
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSjbig2dec0.20-1ubuntu0.26.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38076

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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