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CVE-2022-39392

HIGH

Bug in Wasmtime implementation of pooling instance allocator

Published November 10, 2022Updated May 2, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Bug in Wasmtime's implementation of its pooling instance allocator when the allocator is configured to give WebAssembly instances a maximum of zero pages of memory. In this configuration, the virtual memory mapping for WebAssembly memories did not meet the compiler-required configuration requirements for safely executing WebAssembly modules. Wasmtime's default settings require virtual memory page faults to indicate that wasm reads/writes are out-of-bounds, but the pooling allocator's configuration would not create an appropriate virtual memory mapping for this meaning out of bounds reads/writes can successfully read/write memory unrelated to the wasm sandbox within range of the base address of the memory mapping created by the pooling allocator. This bug is not applicable with the default settings of the `wasmtime` crate. This bug can only be triggered by setting `InstanceLimits::memory_pages` to zero. This is expected to be a very rare configuration since this means that wasm modules cannot allocate any pages of linear memory. All wasm modules produced by all current toolchains are highly likely to use linear memory, so it's expected to be unlikely that this configuration is set to zero by any production embedding of Wasmtime.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo
Update wasmtime to 1.0.2 or later
cargo update -p wasmtime --precise 1.0.2

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
wasmtime
crates.io
All versions1.0.2, 2.0.2

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.4 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-39392?
Bug in Wasmtime implementation of pooling instance allocator This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.4/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-39392?
CVE-2022-39392 affects wasmtime. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-39392 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.4

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

RUSTSEC-2022-0076
GHSA-44mr-8vmm-wjhg
RUSTSEC-2022-0102

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