CVE-2026-34942: Wasmtime: Panic when transcoding misaligned utf-16 strings
CVE-2026-34942 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-04-09
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.
Yes. wasmtime (crates.io): upgrade to 24.0.7, 43.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-34942?
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How to fix
wasmtime (crates.io): upgrade to 24.0.7, 43.0.1 or later