CVE-2026-38076

Publication date 9 July 2026

Last updated 6 August 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
jbig2dec 26.04 LTS resolute
Fixed 0.20-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 0.20-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 0.19-3ubuntu0.1
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

Patch details

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Package Patch details
jbig2dec

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.5 · High

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-8582-1
    • jbig2dec vulnerabilities
    • 21 July 2026

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