Fix memory leakage in postgres_fdw's DirectModify code path.

tglsfdc · tglsfdc · commit 271cb7eaa7c8 · 2025-05-30T13:45:41.000-04:00
postgres_fdw tries to use PG_TRY blocks to ensure that it will eventually free the PGresult created by the remote modify command. However, it's fundamentally impossible for this scheme to work reliably when there's RETURNING data, because the query could fail in between invocations of postgres_fdw's DirectModify methods. There is at least one instance of exactly this situation in the regression tests, and the ensuing session-lifespan leak is visible under Valgrind. We can improve matters by using a memory context reset callback attached to the ExecutorState context. That ensures that the PGresult will be freed when the ExecutorState context is torn down, even if control never reaches postgresEndDirectModify. I have little faith that there aren't other potential PGresult leakages in the backend modules that use libpq. So I think it'd be a good idea to apply this concept universally by creating infrastructure that attaches a reset callback to every PGresult generated in the backend. However, that seems too invasive for v18 at this point, let alone the back branches. So for the moment, apply this narrow fix that just makes DirectModify safe. I have a patch in the queue for the more general idea, but it will have to wait for v19. Author: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> Reviewed-by: Matheus Alcantara <matheusssilv97@gmail.com> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/2976982.1748049023@sss.pgh.pa.us Backpatch-through: 13
diff --git a/contrib/postgres_fdw/postgres_fdw.c b/contrib/postgres_fdw/postgres_fdw.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ typedef struct PgFdwDirectModifyState
 	PGresult   *result;			/* result for query */
 	int			num_tuples;		/* # of result tuples */
 	int			next_tuple;		/* index of next one to return */
+	MemoryContextCallback result_cb;	/* ensures result will get freed */
 	Relation	resultRel;		/* relcache entry for the target relation */
 	AttrNumber *attnoMap;		/* array of attnums of input user columns */
 	AttrNumber	ctidAttno;		/* attnum of input ctid column */
@@ -2358,6 +2359,17 @@ postgresBeginDirectModify(ForeignScanState *node, int eflags)
 	dmstate = (PgFdwDirectModifyState *) palloc0(sizeof(PgFdwDirectModifyState));
 	node->fdw_state = (void *) dmstate;
 
+	/*
+	 * We use a memory context callback to ensure that the dmstate's PGresult
+	 * (if any) will be released, even if the query fails somewhere that's
+	 * outside our control.  The callback is always armed for the duration of
+	 * the query; this relies on PQclear(NULL) being a no-op.
+	 */
+	dmstate->result_cb.func = (MemoryContextCallbackFunction) PQclear;
+	dmstate->result_cb.arg = NULL;
+	MemoryContextRegisterResetCallback(CurrentMemoryContext,
+									   &dmstate->result_cb);
+
 	/*
 	 * Identify which user to do the remote access as.  This should match what
 	 * ExecCheckRTEPerms() does.
@@ -2507,7 +2519,12 @@ postgresEndDirectModify(ForeignScanState *node)
 
 	/* Release PGresult */
 	if (dmstate->result)
+	{
 		PQclear(dmstate->result);
+		dmstate->result = NULL;
+		/* ... and don't forget to disable the callback */
+		dmstate->result_cb.arg = NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* Release remote connection */
 	ReleaseConnection(dmstate->conn);
@@ -4085,13 +4102,17 @@ execute_dml_stmt(ForeignScanState *node)
 	/*
 	 * Get the result, and check for success.
 	 *
-	 * We don't use a PG_TRY block here, so be careful not to throw error
-	 * without releasing the PGresult.
+	 * We use a memory context callback to ensure that the PGresult will be
+	 * released, even if the query fails somewhere that's outside our control.
+	 * The callback is already registered, just need to fill in its arg.
 	 */
+	Assert(dmstate->result == NULL);
 	dmstate->result = pgfdw_get_result(dmstate->conn, dmstate->query);
+	dmstate->result_cb.arg = dmstate->result;
+
 	if (PQresultStatus(dmstate->result) !=
 		(dmstate->has_returning ? PGRES_TUPLES_OK : PGRES_COMMAND_OK))
-		pgfdw_report_error(ERROR, dmstate->result, dmstate->conn, true,
+		pgfdw_report_error(ERROR, dmstate->result, dmstate->conn, false,
 						   dmstate->query);
 
 	/* Get the number of rows affected. */
@@ -4135,31 +4156,16 @@ get_returning_data(ForeignScanState *node)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		/*
-		 * On error, be sure to release the PGresult on the way out.  Callers
-		 * do not have PG_TRY blocks to ensure this happens.
-		 */
-		PG_TRY();
-		{
-			HeapTuple	newtup;
-
-			newtup = make_tuple_from_result_row(dmstate->result,
-												dmstate->next_tuple,
-												dmstate->rel,
-												dmstate->attinmeta,
-												dmstate->retrieved_attrs,
-												node,
-												dmstate->temp_cxt);
-			ExecStoreHeapTuple(newtup, slot, false);
-		}
-		PG_CATCH();
-		{
-			if (dmstate->result)
-				PQclear(dmstate->result);
-			PG_RE_THROW();
-		}
-		PG_END_TRY();
+		HeapTuple	newtup;
 
+		newtup = make_tuple_from_result_row(dmstate->result,
+											dmstate->next_tuple,
+											dmstate->rel,
+											dmstate->attinmeta,
+											dmstate->retrieved_attrs,
+											node,
+											dmstate->temp_cxt);
+		ExecStoreHeapTuple(newtup, slot, false);
 		/* Get the updated/deleted tuple. */
 		if (dmstate->rel)
 			resultSlot = slot;
