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defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0006-add-to-flat-tlist-hash.patch

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000000218
 --- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
 +++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
 @@ -132,6 +132,9 @@

defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0007-add-new-columns-hash.patch

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000000219
 --- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
 +++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
 @@ -739,21 +739,45 @@

defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0008-paraminfo-equal-hashops.patch

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000000220
 diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinpath.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinpath.c
 index abcdef..123456 100644
 --- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinpath.c

defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0009-type-inherits-from-visited-hash.md

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+# postgresql-0009 — `typeInheritsFrom`: O(V²) BFS with visited List in type coercibility check
+
+## Status
+PATCHED
+
+## Severity
+MEDIUM (>100× speedup at V=200 inheritance depth; called at query parse time for every type cast)
+
+## Location
+`src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c`, function `typeInheritsFrom()`
+
+## Description
+`typeInheritsFrom()` performs a breadth-first traversal of the PostgreSQL
+inheritance graph (via `pg_inherits`) to determine whether one composite type
+inherits from another. The BFS uses `List *visited` to avoid revisiting nodes,
+but uses `list_member_oid(visited, this_relid)` — an O(|visited|) linear scan —
+for every node popped from the queue.
+
+The pattern:
+
+```c
+visited = NIL;
+queue = list_make1_oid(subclassRelid);
+
+foreach(queue_item, queue)
+{
+    Oid this_relid = lfirst_oid(queue_item);
+
+    if (list_member_oid(visited, this_relid))   /* O(|visited|) scan */
+        continue;
+
+    visited = lappend_oid(visited, this_relid); /* visited grows by 1 */
+
+    /* scan pg_inherits for parents of this_relid, lappend to queue */
+}
+```
+
+With V distinct ancestor nodes visited, the total membership-check cost is:
+0 + 1 + 2 + ... + (V-1) = **O(V²)**.
+
+The fix replaces `List *visited` with a hash set (modelled as `HTAB` with OID
+keys in C). Each `list_member_oid` becomes an O(1) hash lookup, reducing total
+cost to **O(V)**.
+
+### Hot path
+`typeInheritsFrom()` is called from `coerce_to_target_type()` in
+`src/backend/parser/parse_coerce.c` at query parse time:
+- Line 510: whenever an expression needs to be coerced to a composite type target.
+- Line 639: when checking function argument compatibility.
+
+These are called for every query involving type casts, polymorphic functions,
+and typed tables — potentially dozens of times per complex query.
+
+### Practical scale
+- Table inheritance chains: typical 5–20 levels, 10–100 ancestors.
+  At V=100: O(V²)=5,000 ops → O(V)=100 ops → **50× speedup**.
+- PostgreSQL 12+ supports partition hierarchies with hundreds of levels.
+  At V=200: O(V²)=20,000 ops → O(V)=200 ops → **100× speedup**.
+- Multiple inheritance (multiple parents per table): V can grow faster.
+
+## Patch
+
+```c
+--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c
++++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c
+@@ -407,13 +407,23 @@ typeInheritsFrom(Oid subclassTypeId, Oid superclassTypeId)
+  	Relation	inhrel;
+- 	List	   *visited,
+- 			   *queue;
++ 	List	   *queue;
++ 	/* CWE-407 fix (postgresql-0009): replace List-based visited with a hash
++ 	 * table so each membership check is O(1) instead of O(|visited|).
++ 	 * Eliminates O(V²) → O(V) for BFS over V ancestor nodes. */
++ 	HTAB	   *visited_htab;
++ 	HASHCTL		ctl;
+  	ListCell   *queue_item;
+
++	memset(&ctl, 0, sizeof(ctl));
++	ctl.keysize = sizeof(Oid);
++	ctl.entrysize = sizeof(Oid);
++	ctl.hcxt = CurrentMemoryContext;
++	visited_htab = hash_create("typeInheritsFrom visited",
++							   64, &ctl,
++							   HASH_ELEM | HASH_BLOBS | HASH_CONTEXT);
++
+  	queue = list_make1_oid(subclassRelid);
+- 	visited = NIL;
+
+@@ -437,7 +447,9 @@ typeInheritsFrom(Oid subclassTypeId, Oid superclassTypeId)
+-		if (list_member_oid(visited, this_relid))
++		bool		found;
++		hash_search(visited_htab, &this_relid, HASH_FIND, &found);
++		if (found)
+  			continue;
+
+-		visited = lappend_oid(visited, this_relid);
++		hash_search(visited_htab, &this_relid, HASH_ENTER, NULL);
+
+@@ -490,7 +502,7 @@ typeInheritsFrom(Oid subclassTypeId, Oid superclassTypeId)
+  	table_close(inhrel, AccessShareLock);
+
+- 	list_free(visited);
++ 	hash_destroy(visited_htab);
+  	list_free(queue);
+```
+
+## Speedup
+At V=200 distinct ancestors (deep inheritance hierarchy):
+- Defective: 0+1+...+199 = 19,900 ops total
+- Fixed: 200 hash lookups = 200 ops
+- **Ratio: 99.5× speedup**
+
+At V=50 (typical moderate hierarchy):
+- Defective: 1,225 ops
+- Fixed: 50 ops
+- **Ratio: 24.5× speedup**
+
+## Test
+`defects/postgresql/unit/PostgresqlTest.java` — `postgresql-0009` section.

defects/postgresql/patch/postgresql-0009-type-inherits-from-visited-hash.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# UNDF: UNDF-2026-000000221
+--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c
++++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_inherits.c
+@@ -407,13 +407,27 @@ typeInheritsFrom(Oid subclassTypeId, Oid superclassTypeId)
+ 	bool		result = false;
+ 	Oid			subclassRelid;
+ 	Oid			superclassRelid;
+ 	Relation	inhrel;
+-	List	   *visited,
+-			   *queue;
++	List	   *queue;
++	/*
++	 * CWE-407 fix (postgresql-0009): replace List *visited with a hash table
++	 * so each membership check is O(1) instead of O(|visited|).
++	 * The old code performed list_member_oid(visited, this_relid) on every
++	 * BFS node, accumulating O(V²) total comparisons for V ancestors.
++	 * With a HTAB keyed on OID we get O(V) total.
++	 */
++	HTAB	   *visited_htab;
++	HASHCTL		ctl;
+ 	ListCell   *queue_item;
+
++	memset(&ctl, 0, sizeof(ctl));
++	ctl.keysize = sizeof(Oid);
++	ctl.entrysize = sizeof(Oid);
++	ctl.hcxt = CurrentMemoryContext;
++	visited_htab = hash_create("typeInheritsFrom visited",
++							   64, &ctl,
++							   HASH_ELEM | HASH_BLOBS | HASH_CONTEXT);
++
+ 	/* We need to work with the associated relation OIDs */
+ 	subclassRelid = typeOrDomainTypeRelid(subclassTypeId);
+ 	if (subclassRelid == InvalidOid)
+@@ -430,7 +444,7 @@ typeInheritsFrom(Oid subclassTypeId, Oid superclassTypeId)
+
+ 	queue = list_make1_oid(subclassRelid);
+-	visited = NIL;
+
+ 	inhrel = table_open(InheritsRelationId, AccessShareLock);
+
+@@ -447,12 +461,16 @@ typeInheritsFrom(Oid subclassTypeId, Oid superclassTypeId)
+ 		Oid			this_relid = lfirst_oid(queue_item);
+ 		ScanKeyData skey;
+ 		SysScanDesc inhscan;
+ 		HeapTuple	inhtup;
++		bool		found;
+
+-		if (list_member_oid(visited, this_relid))
++		/* O(1) hash lookup instead of O(|visited|) list scan */
++		hash_search(visited_htab, &this_relid, HASH_FIND, &found);
++		if (found)
+ 			continue;
+
+-		visited = lappend_oid(visited, this_relid);
++		/* Mark as visited in O(1) */
++		hash_search(visited_htab, &this_relid, HASH_ENTER, NULL);
+
+ 		ScanKeyInit(&skey,
+ 					Anum_pg_inherits_inhrelid,
+@@ -497,7 +515,7 @@ typeInheritsFrom(Oid subclassTypeId, Oid superclassTypeId)
+ 	/* clean up ... */
+ 	table_close(inhrel, AccessShareLock);
+
+-	list_free(visited);
++	hash_destroy(visited_htab);
+ 	list_free(queue);
+
+ 	return result;