
Commit bf6c614a2 rearranged the lookup of the comparison operators needed in a hashed subplan, and in so doing, broke the cross-type case: it caused the original LHS-vs-RHS operator to be used to compare hash table entries too (which of course are all of the RHS type). This leads to C functions being passed a Datum that is not of the type they expect, with the usual hazards of crashes and unauthorized server memory disclosure. For the set of hashable cross-type operators present in v11 core Postgres, this bug is nearly harmless on 64-bit machines, which may explain why it escaped earlier detection. But it is a live security hazard on 32-bit machines; and of course there may be extensions that add more hashable cross-type operators, which would increase the risk. Reported by Andreas Seltenreich. Back-patch to v11 where the problem came in. Security: CVE-2019-10209
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