CVE-2025-64345

Wasmtime provides unsound API access to a WebAssembly shared linear memory

Published Nov 12, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 1.8 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to version 38.0.4, 37.0.3, 36.0.3, and 24.0.5, Wasmtime's Rust embedder API contains an unsound interaction where a WebAssembly shared linear memory could be viewed as a type which provides safe access to the host (Rust) to the contents of the linear memory. This is not sound for shared linear memories, which could be modified in parallel, and this could lead to a data race in the host. Patch releases have been issued for all supported versions of Wasmtime, notably: 24.0.5, 36.0.3, 37.0.3, and 38.0.4. These releases reject creation of shared memories via `Memory::new` and shared memories are now excluded from core dumps. As a workaround, eembeddings affected by this issue should use `SharedMemory::new` instead of `Memory::new` to create shared memories. Affected embeddings should also disable core dumps if they are unable to upgrade. Note that core dumps are disabled by default but the wasm threads proposal (and shared memory) is enabled by default.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hc7m-r6v8-hg9q Wasmtime provides unsound API access to a WebAssembly shared linear memory
History
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First Time appeared Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
Vendors & Products Bytecodealliance
Bytecodealliance wasmtime
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Wasmtime is a runtime for WebAssembly. Prior to version 38.0.4, 37.0.3, 36.0.3, and 24.0.5, Wasmtime's Rust embedder API contains an unsound interaction where a WebAssembly shared linear memory could be viewed as a type which provides safe access to the host (Rust) to the contents of the linear memory. This is not sound for shared linear memories, which could be modified in parallel, and this could lead to a data race in the host. Patch releases have been issued for all supported versions of Wasmtime, notably: 24.0.5, 36.0.3, 37.0.3, and 38.0.4. These releases reject creation of shared memories via `Memory::new` and shared memories are now excluded from core dumps. As a workaround, eembeddings affected by this issue should use `SharedMemory::new` instead of `Memory::new` to create shared memories. Affected embeddings should also disable core dumps if they are unable to upgrade. Note that core dumps are disabled by default but the wasm threads proposal (and shared memory) is enabled by default.
Title Wasmtime provides unsound API access to a WebAssembly shared linear memory
Weaknesses CWE-362
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 1.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2025, 9:40 PM
Reserved
Oct 30, 2025, 5:40 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 12, 2025, 10:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 12, 2025, 9:25 PM