Out-of-Bounds Affecting wasmtime package, versions >=28.0.0 <36.0.7>=37.0.0 <42.0.2>=43.0.0 <43.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUST-WASMTIME-15967234
  • published10 Apr 2026
  • disclosed9 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-34988  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wasmtime to version 36.0.7, 42.0.2, 43.0.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds in the pooling allocator when specific configuration settings are used. An attacker can access sensitive data from the linear memory of previously executed instances by running a malicious WebAssembly instance.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1