pgsql: Fix unsafe access to BufferDescriptors

From: Richard Guo <rguo(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Fix unsafe access to BufferDescriptors
Date: 2025-02-19 02:13:21
Message-ID: E1tkZaU-0003ks-2r@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Fix unsafe access to BufferDescriptors

When considering a local buffer, the GetBufferDescriptor() call in
BufferGetLSNAtomic() would be retrieving a shared buffer with a bad
buffer ID. Since the code checks whether the buffer is shared before
using the retrieved BufferDesc, this issue did not lead to any
malfunction. Nonetheless this seems like trouble waiting to happen,
so fix it by ensuring that GetBufferDescriptor() is only called when
we know the buffer is shared.

Author: Tender Wang <tndrwang(at)gmail(dot)com>
Reviewed-by: Xuneng Zhou <xunengzhou(at)gmail(dot)com>
Reviewed-by: Richard Guo <guofenglinux(at)gmail(dot)com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAHewXNku-o46-9cmUgyv6LkSZ25doDrWq32p=oz9kfD8ovVJMg@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 13

Branch
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REL_15_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/24a74986a0961d2d1bb859a0c3062a7d1e072799

Modified Files
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src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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