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From: PG Bug reporting form <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: BUG #19469: Prevent SIGSEGV on FETCH after ALTER TYPE of cursor rowtype
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:53:54 +0000
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      19469
Logged by:          HaoGang Mao
Email address:      [email protected]
PostgreSQL version: 17.3
Operating system:   OS: Linux (Docker)
Description:        

An open cursor can continue returning tuples built with the old physical
layout of a named composite type. If that type is changed in the same
transaction (for example ALTER TYPE ... ALTER ATTRIBUTE ... TYPE), a later
FETCH may format the tuple using updated descriptor and output metadata.

Minimal Reproduction SQL:
```sql
CREATE TYPE foo AS (a INT, b INT);
BEGIN;
DECLARE c CURSOR FOR
  SELECT (i, power(2, 30))::foo
  FROM generate_series(1,10) i;
FETCH c;
ALTER TYPE foo ALTER ATTRIBUTE b TYPE TEXT;
FETCH c;
COMMIT;
```








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