BUG #18845: DEREF_OF_NULL.RET guc_malloc possibly returns NULL
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Date: 2025-03-14T07:58:45Z
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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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Fix guc_malloc calls for consistency and OOM checks
- 8d48e84c5688 16.9 landed
- 8afec4ef67a2 17.5 landed
- 058b5152f02e 18.0 landed