BUG #3841: core dump in uuid-ossp

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 3841
Logged by: Dmitriy
Email address: im(at)ionflux(dot)ru
PostgreSQL version: 8.3.beta4
Operating system: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE
Description: core dump in uuid-ossp
Details:

in sql console:
postgres=# select uuid_nil();
server closed the connection unexpectedly
This probably means the server terminated abnormally
before or while processing the request.

on server console:
LOG: server process (PID 41258) was terminated by signal 11: Segmentation
fault
LOG: terminating any other active server processes
WARNING: terminating connection because of crash of another server process
DETAIL: The postmaster has commanded this server process to roll back the
current transaction and exit, because another server pro.
HINT: In a moment you should be able to reconnect to the database and
repeat your command.
LOG: all server processes terminated; reinitializing
LOG: database system was interrupted; last known up at 2007-12-27 11:53:03
IRKT
LOG: database system was not properly shut down; automatic recovery in
progress
LOG: redo starts at 0/43FEA4
LOG: record with zero length at 0/447C94
LOG: redo done at 0/447C68
LOG: last completed transaction was at log time 2007-12-27
11:53:37.354834+08

gdb:

[postgres(at)dev1 ~/data]$ gdb ../bin/postgres postgres.core
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This GDB was configured as "i386-marcel-freebsd"...
Core was generated by `postgres'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libxslt.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/libxslt.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.5...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/libxml2.so.5
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpam.so.3...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpam.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/libcrypt.so.3...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libcrypt.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/libm.so.4...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libm.so.4
Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib/libz.so.3...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libz.so.3
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so.3...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/lib/libiconv.so.3
Reading symbols from /usr/local/pgsql/lib/uuid-ossp.so...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/local/pgsql/lib/uuid-ossp.so
Reading symbols from /libexec/ld-elf.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /libexec/ld-elf.so.1
#0 0x2a5d5cd8 in uuid_import () from /usr/local/pgsql/lib/uuid-ossp.so
(gdb) bt
#0 0x2a5d5cd8 in uuid_import () from /usr/local/pgsql/lib/uuid-ossp.so
#1 0x2a5d67d2 in uuid_load () from /usr/local/pgsql/lib/uuid-ossp.so
#2 0x2a5d57aa in special_uuid_value (name=0x2a5dafa4 "nil") at
uuid-ossp.c:95
#3 0x08141c34 in ExecMakeFunctionResult (fcache=0x1100bc8c, econtext=Cannot
access memory at address 0xe89d9715
) at execQual.c:1351
Cannot access memory at address 0xe89d970d
(gdb) Quit