CVE-2022-31146Published

Wasmtime is a standalone runtime for WebAssembly. There is a bug in the Wasmtime's code generator, Cranelift, where functions using reference types may be incorrectly missing metadata required for runtime garbage collection. This means that…

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nvd · CVE-2022-31146

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Wasmtime is a standalone runtime for WebAssembly. There is a bug in the Wasmtime's code generator, Cranelift, where functions using reference types may be incorrectly missing metadata required for runtime garbage collection. This means that if a GC happens at runtime then the GC pass will mistakenly think these functions do not have live references to GC'd values, reclaiming them and deallocating them. The function will then subsequently continue to use the values assuming they had not been GC'd, leading later to a use-after-free. This bug was introduced in the migration to the `regalloc2` register allocator that occurred in the Wasmtime 0.37.0 release on 2022-05-20. This bug has been patched and users should upgrade to Wasmtime version 0.38.2. Mitigations for this issue can be achieved by disabling the reference types proposal by passing `false` to `wasmtime::Config::wasm_reference_types` or downgrading to Wasmtime 0.36.0 or prior.

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Source analysis status: Modified

Weakness classifications: CWE-416

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published: 2022-07-21T04:15:11.937

lastModified: 2026-06-17T04:44:54.013

2 source CPE criteria · context only

cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:cranelift-codegen:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bytecodealliance:wasmtime:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

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Source published: 21 Jul 2022 04:15:11 UTC
Source modified: 17 Jun 2026 04:44:54 UTC
Observed here: 24 Oct 2026 20:17:25 UTC
Source terms: NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained

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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Primary · 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H