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.
History

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
Vendors & Products Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-04-09T18:47:26.575Z

Updated: 2026-04-09T18:47:26.575Z

Reserved: 2026-03-31T19:38:31.617Z

Link: CVE-2026-34983

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-09T19:16:24.850

Modified: 2026-04-09T19:16:24.850

Link: CVE-2026-34983

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-04-09T18:47:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-34983 - Bugzilla