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.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2026-38076)

According to the versions of the jbig2dec packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    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.(CVE-2026-38076)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS jbig2dec security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4779 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4779-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Andreas Henriksson     September 14, 2026                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : jbig2dec     Version        : 0.19-3+deb12u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2026-38076     Debian Bug     : 1142282

    It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the JBIG2 decoder     library could result in denial of service.

    For Debian 12 bookworm, this problem has been fixed in version     0.19-3+deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your jbig2dec packages.

    For the detailed security status of jbig2dec please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/jbig2dec

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
    signature.asc     Description: PGP signature

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6488 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-6488-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     September 07, 2026                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : jbig2dec     CVE ID         : CVE-2026-38076

    It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the JBIG2 decoder     library could result in denial of service.

    For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in     version 0.20-1+deb13u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your jbig2dec packages.

    For the detailed security status of jbig2dec please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/jbig2dec

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-2027 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2026-38076)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2026-38076)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
455593	Echo: jbig2dec: security update to 0.20-1+e1	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
455593	Echo: jbig2dec: security update to 0.20-1+e1	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	high
347230	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : jbig2dec (EulerOS-SA-2026-3743)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	Local	high
347119	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : jbig2dec (EulerOS-SA-2026-3696)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	Local	high
345684	Debian dla-4779 : jbig2dec - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high
343710	EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : jbig2dec (EulerOS-SA-2026-3344)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	Local	high
343681	EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : jbig2dec (EulerOS-SA-2026-3269)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	Local	high
343485	Debian dsa-6488 : jbig2dec - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high
332005	Amazon Linux 2023 : jbig2dec, jbig2dec-devel, jbig2dec-libs (ALAS2023-2026-2027)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
326349	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-38076	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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