Description
Wasmtime 46.0.0 before 48.0.4 and 49.0.0 before 49.0.2 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in its wasi:http implementation that allows guests to panic the host. Guests can specify a zero between-bytes-timeout request option, which is forwarded directly to a Tokio API that panics, crashing the host embedding.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bytecodealliance | wasmtime | 46.0.0 – < 48.0.4, 49.0.0 – < 49.0.2 | 48.0.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rust-wasmtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rust-wasmtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rust-wasmtime | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | wasmtime-wasi-http | >= 46.0.0, < 48.0.4 · >= 49.0.0, < 49.0.2 | 48.0.4, 49.0.2 | RUSTSEC-2026-0320 |