pgsql: Fix heap-buffer-overflow in pglz_decompress() on corrupt input.

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Fix heap-buffer-overflow in pglz_decompress() on corrupt input.
Date: 2026-04-10 13:32:37
Message-ID: E1wBByO-000Iyp-24@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Fix heap-buffer-overflow in pglz_decompress() on corrupt input.

When decoding a match tag, pglz_decompress() reads 2 bytes (or 3
for extended-length matches) from the source buffer before checking
whether enough data remains. The existing bounds check (sp > srcend)
occurs after the reads, so truncated compressed data that ends
mid-tag causes a read past the allocated buffer.

Fix by validating that sufficient source bytes are available before
reading each part of the match tag. The post-read sp > srcend
check is no longer needed and is removed.

Found by fuzz testing with libFuzzer and AddressSanitizer.

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/2b5ba2a0a141f621f61cb732d776dc78269f879b

Modified Files
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src/common/pg_lzcompress.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

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