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Week of September 21, 2026

What shipped

Released version 0.17.2-rc.4 pre-release. Release
Fixed unbounded recursion by bounding the interpreter stack to 8 MiB and trapping with CallStackExhausted when exceeded. Pull request #5377
Added validation of BitNet WASI-NN metadata including tensor-split and batch parameters. Pull request #4916
Fixed memory.atomic.notify to use correct four-byte access width instead of eight-byte. Pull request #5304
Fixed poll_oneoff timeouts and select errors on Windows by correcting time unit conversions and error handling. Pull request #5365
Added proper Windows socket and getaddrinfo error mapping instead of falling back to ENOSYS. Pull request #5373
Added MultipleSuperTypes error code to report validation errors for subtypes with multiple supertypes. Pull request #5374
Refactored component validator helpers to use overloads and simplify type resolution. Pull request #5332
Fixed epoll_wait to return early when no event is subscribed instead of passing invalid empty buffer. Pull request #5364
Added test coverage for ULEB32 decoding of miscellaneous subopcodes in the loader. Pull request #5350

Why it matters

This week includes critical stability fixes for stack overflow handling and memory access validation, along with platform-specific improvements for Windows socket handling and WASI polling. The pre-release candidate brings together fixes for edge cases in atomic operations, validator error reporting, and proper error mapping across platforms.

Changelog entry

Executor now bounds heap value and frame stacks to 8 MiB before entering functions, trapping with CallStackExhausted error when exceeded Pull request #5377
Fixed memory.atomic.notify validation to check correct four-byte access width instead of eight bytes Pull request #5304
Added validation of BitNet WASI-NN metadata including tensor-split, batch, and related parameters Pull request #4916
Fixed Windows poll_oneoff timeouts by correcting time unit conversions and select error handling Pull request #5365
Added proper Windows socket and getaddrinfo error code mapping Pull request #5373
Added MultipleSuperTypes validation error code for subtypes declaring multiple supertypes Pull request #5374
Fixed epoll_wait to return early when no events are subscribed Pull request #5364
Refactored component validator helpers using overloads and simplified type resolution Pull request #5332
Added loader test coverage for ULEB32 decoding of miscellaneous subopcodes Pull request #5350

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Post for X

0.17.2-rc.4 is out. Notable fixes: bounded recursion to prevent OOM, correct atomic.notify access width, Windows socket error mapping, and poll_oneoff timeout handling.

Post for LinkedIn

WasmEdge 0.17.2-rc.4 addresses critical stability improvements. The release bounds interpreter recursion to 8 MiB to prevent unbounded memory growth, fixes atomic memory operations to use correct access widths, improves Windows platform support with proper socket error mapping, and corrects WASI polling behavior for timeouts and edge cases.

Week of September 14, 2026

What shipped

WASI-NN RPC implementation fixed to use dynamic buffer sizing instead of hardcoded 64 KiB for get_output operations. Pull request #5031
Uninstaller crash fixed when shell profile files contain multiple WasmEdge environment source lines. Pull request #5345
WASI getaddrinfo call now validates output buffer bounds and initializes Winsock before Windows address resolution. Pull request #5344
Executor fixed to type null locals of abstract reference types correctly with bottom heap types. Pull request #5347
LLVM backend optimized to lower v128.store using masked stores for better performance. Pull request #5329
Memory leak in APICoreTest.ModuleDeletion fixed by properly freeing LoaderContext and ValidatorContext. Pull request #5359
macOS CI jobs fixed to gate test execution on the matrix tests flag to handle CMake 4.4 behavior. Pull request #5353
Contributing guidelines updated to use Assisted-by trailer for AI disclosure instead of Co-Authored-By. Pull request #5354

Changelog entry

WASI-NN RPC get_output and get_output_single now use dynamic sizing instead of 64 KiB hardcoded limit Pull request #5031
Fixed uninstall.sh sed crash when multiple WasmEdge environment source lines exist in shell profiles Pull request #5345
WASI getaddrinfo validates output buffer bounds and initializes Winsock on Windows Pull request #5344
Executor corrected to type null locals of abstract reference types with bottom heap types Pull request #5347
LLVM backend optimized v128.store using masked stores Pull request #5329
Fixed memory leak in APIUnitTest.cpp APICoreTest.ModuleDeletion test Pull request #5359

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