v1.6.0 has been released with this feature; prefix your source image configuration with docker:// to use a base image stored in the Docker daemon.
Gradle: jib.from.image = 'docker://docker-image'
Maven: <from><image>docker://docker-image</image></from>
Avoid Pinning to latest
You shouldn’t consume the latest tag of an image whenever a more specific alternative is available. ...
If the author doesn’t maintain latest, you could end up with a heavily outdated image ... Several container ecosystem projects now warn against using latest for this reason.