Description
Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1, Wasmtime's implementation of transcoding strings into the Component Model's utf16 or latin1+utf16 encodings improperly verified the alignment of reallocated strings. This meant that unaligned pointers could be passed to the host for transcoding which would trigger a host panic. This panic is possible to trigger from malicious guests which transfer very specific strings across components with specific addresses. Host panics are considered a DoS vector in Wasmtime as the panic conditions are controlled by the guest in this situation. This vulnerability is fixed in 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| bytecodealliance | wasmtime | < 24.0.7, >= 25.0.0, < 36.0.7, >= 37.0.0, < 42.0.2, >= 43.0.0, < 44.0.1 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rust-wasmtime | 36.0.7+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | rust-wasmtime | No fix yet | — |
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 25.10 | rust-wasmtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rust-wasmtime | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | zed | 1.24.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12355-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | wash | No fix yet | — |
| Wolfi rolling | wasmcloud | 2.0.4-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | wizer | 11.0.3-r10 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | yara-x | 1.15.0-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | zed | 0.228.0-r3 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | wasmtime | < 24.0.7 | 24.0.7 | GHSA-jxhv-7h78-9775 |
| crates.io | wasmtime | >= 25.0.0, < 36.0.7 | 36.0.7 | GHSA-jxhv-7h78-9775 |
| crates.io | wasmtime | >= 37.0.0, < 42.0.2 | 42.0.2 | GHSA-jxhv-7h78-9775 |
| crates.io | wasmtime | >= 43.0.0, < 43.0.1 | 43.0.1 | GHSA-jxhv-7h78-9775 |
| crates.io | wasmtime | >= 0.0.0-0, < 24.0.7 · >= 25.0.0, < 36.0.7 · >= 37.0.0, < 42.0.2 · >= 43.0.0, < 43.0.1 | 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, 43.0.1 | RUSTSEC-2026-0092 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12355-1 zed-1.24.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026