# CVE-2026-34983: Wasmtime has a use-after-free bug after cloning \`wasmtime::Linker\`

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-151, GHSA-HFR4-7C6C-48W2, RUSTSEC-2026-0090
- Severity: CVSS 1.0 (Low), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 43.0.1
- Published: 2026-04-09 · Updated: 2026-04-13

## Affected

- bytecodealliance wasmtime: from 43.0.0, fixed in 43.0.1
- wasmtime (PyPI): through 43.0.0
- wasmtime (crates.io): from 43.0.0, fixed in 43.0.1
- wasmtime (crates.io): from 43.0.0, fixed in 43.0.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on bytecodealliance wasmtime, wasmtime, upgrade to a fixed version (43.0.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/security/advisories/GHSA-hfr4-7c6c-48w2

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