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Cc: pm91.arapov@gmail.com
Subject: BUG #18845: DEREF_OF_NULL.RET guc_malloc possibly returns NULL
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 07:58:45 +0000
Message-ID: <18845-582c6e10247377ec@postgresql.org> (raw)

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      18845
Logged by:          Nikita
Email address:      pm91.arapov@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 16.6
Operating system:   ubuntu 20.04
Description:        

guc_malloc possibly returns NULL, if no memory
I suggest the following patch fixing this issue

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/user.c b/src/backend/commands/user.c
--- a/src/backend/commands/user.c	(revision
a49ac80219c6f28c3cf3973f797de637329952da)
+++ b/src/backend/commands/user.c	(date 1740386879158)
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@
 	pfree(rawstring);
 	list_free(elemlist);
 
-	result = (unsigned *) guc_malloc(LOG, sizeof(unsigned));
+	result = (unsigned *) guc_malloc(FATAL, sizeof(unsigned));
 	*result = options;
 	*extra = result;



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