BUG #18030: Large memory consumption caused by in-clause subqueries

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Subject: BUG #18030: Large memory consumption caused by in-clause subqueries
Date: 2023-07-19 08:49:38
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The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 18030
Logged by: Zuming Jiang
Email address: zuming(dot)jiang(at)inf(dot)ethz(dot)ch
PostgreSQL version: 16beta2
Operating system: Ubuntu 20.04
Description:

My fuzzer finds a potential bug in Postgres, which consumes lots of memory
and finally kills the Postgres server on my machine.

--- Test case ---
create table t0 (vkey int4, c0 int4, c5 text);
create table t4 (c28 text);

insert into t0 values (16, -32, 'hCV');
insert into t0 values (18, 59, '#;y=+');
insert into t0 values (33, 16, 'xyOG;');
insert into t0 values (40, -38, 'I|f');
insert into t0 values (44, -58, 'F');
insert into t0 values (47, 88, 'I');
insert into t0 values (52, -0, 'BGrK');
insert into t0 values (53, -7, ' T*k');

insert into t4 values ('E');
insert into t4 values ('l&^');
insert into t4 values ('');
insert into t4 values ('Z(at)~');
insert into t4 values (null::text);
insert into t4 values ('ngL@');
insert into t4 values (null::text);
insert into t4 values ('M+');

select * from t0
where
lpad(t0.c5, int4mi(t0.vkey, t0.c0 << t0.c0)) in (
select
ref_0.c28 as c_0
from
t4 as ref_0
where t0.vkey >= 0)
---

--- Expected behavior ---
The test case should be executed successfully.

--- Actual behavior ---
Postgres server consumes lots of memories and finally gets killed

--- Postgres version ---
Github commit: 8fab4b34801331f1c59352cb0a248be436b60aef
Version: PostgreSQL 17devel on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by clang
version 10.0.0-4ubuntu1 , 64-bit

--- Platform information ---
Platform: Ubuntu 20.04
Kernel: Linux 5.4.0-147-generic

--- Note ---
After I replace "where t0.vkey >= 0" with "where true" (which does not
change semantics because t0.vkey is always larger than 0), the SELECT query
is much faster and consumes much less memories.

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