Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. In 43.0.0, cloning a wasmtime::Linker is unsound and can result in use-after-free bugs. This bug is not controllable by guest Wasm programs. It can only be triggered by a specific sequence of embedder API calls made by the host. Specifically, the following steps must occur to trigger the bug clone a wasmtime::Linker, drop the original linker instance, use the new, cloned linker instance, resulting in a use-after-free. This vulnerability is fixed in 43.0.1.
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GHSA-hfr4-7c6c-48w2 | Wasmtime has use-after-free bug after cloning `wasmtime::Linker` |
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. In 43.0.0, cloning a wasmtime::Linker is unsound and can result in use-after-free bugs. This bug is not controllable by guest Wasm programs. It can only be triggered by a specific sequence of embedder API calls made by the host. Specifically, the following steps must occur to trigger the bug clone a wasmtime::Linker, drop the original linker instance, use the new, cloned linker instance, resulting in a use-after-free. This vulnerability is fixed in 43.0.1. | |
| Title | Wasmtime has a use-after-free bug after cloning `wasmtime::Linker` | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-09T18:47:26.575Z
Reserved: 2026-03-31T19:38:31.617Z
Link: CVE-2026-34983
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-09T19:16:24.850
Modified: 2026-04-09T19:16:24.850
Link: CVE-2026-34983
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