Wasmtime: Panic when transcoding misaligned utf-16 strings
### Impact 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. ### Patches Wasmtime 24.0.7, 36.0.7, 42.0.2, and 43.0.1 have been issued to fix this bug. Users are recommended to update to these patched versions of Wasmtime. ### Workarounds There is no workaround for this bug. Hosts are recommended to updated to a patched version of Wasmtime.
beschreibt (1)
Zugehörige CVEs.
| ID | Schweregrad | ausnutzbar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-34942US | medium6.5 | — | ||
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+utf1… | ||||
Referenzen
Externe Belege — Patches, Meldungen, Analysen.
Advisories wie diese benennen die exponierten Produkte, die Angreifer auf Ihrer Angriffsfläche ins Visier nehmen. Sehen Sie mit einem kostenlosen Passiv-Scan, was exponiert ist.
Kostenloser Scan