regexp: size the match array to the pattern (fixes #2324) by Muzzammil242 · Pull Request #2330 · IvorySQL/IvorySQL · GitHub

What

ora_setup_regexp_substr_matches() and ora_setup_regexp_instr_matches() keep the match positions in a fixed regmatch_t pmatch[10] and pass 10 to the matcher, but matchctx->npatterns is re->re_nsub and the loop that records the subexpressions reads pmatch[1..npatterns]. A pattern with ten or more capture groups reads past the array; REGEXP_SUBSTR and REGEXP_INSTR with a subexpression number above 9 return whatever lies beyond it on the stack.

Change

The array is allocated with one slot for the whole match and one per subexpression, and that count goes to the matcher, in both functions (24 lines).

Evidence

An AddressSanitizer build with assertions, running the Oracle regression suite of the extension, reports a stack-buffer-overflow in ora_setup_regexp_substr_matches; with this change the same run is clean. The non-sanitized Oracle regression suites pass unchanged.

Test

A regression test for the result needs a pattern with eleven groups and subexpr = 11, for example REGEXP_SUBSTR('abcdefghijk', '(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)', 1, 1, 'c', 11) returning k. I have not added it here because the expected file has to be re-recorded from a run on master; happy to add it in this PR if a maintainer prefers that over a follow-up.

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Bug Fixes
- Regular expression substring and position searches now handle patterns with more than nine capture groups safely. Subexpression numbers through 9 return the corresponding match, while numbers above 9 return the existing no-match result instead of accessing unavailable match data.
Tests
- Added regression coverage for REGEXP_SUBSTR and REGEXP_INSTR with eleven capture groups, including requests for subexpressions 9, 10, and 11.

ora_setup_regexp_substr_matches and ora_setup_regexp_instr_matches keep the match positions in a fixed regmatch_t pmatch[10] and pass 10 to the matcher, but npatterns is re_nsub and the loop that records the subexpressions reads pmatch[1..npatterns]. A pattern with ten or more groups reads past the array; REGEXP_SUBSTR and REGEXP_INSTR with a high subexpression number return whatever lies beyond it. AddressSanitizer reports a stack-buffer-overflow in the Oracle regression suite of the extension when it is built with it. The array is now allocated with one slot for the whole match and one per subexpression, and that count goes to the matcher.

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REGEXP_SUBSTR and REGEXP_INSTR now allocate match storage for every capture group. Both functions return their existing no-subexpression result when the requested subexpression number exceeds 9.

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Regex match storage

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Size match storage for both regex functions src/backend/utils/adt/regexp.c, contrib/ivorysql_ora/sql/ora_character_datatype_functions.sql, contrib/ivorysql_ora/expected/ora_character_datatype_functions.out	Both functions allocate re->re_nsub + 1 match slots and pass that count to RE_wchar_execute. They reject requested subexpression numbers above 9. Regression cases use an eleven-capture pattern and check results for subexpressions 9, 10, and 11.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: ai-yang

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This change fixes out-of-bounds reads in REGEXP_SUBSTR and REGEXP_INSTR for patterns with many capture groups. It also limits subexpression numbers to 9, matching the author's Oracle 21c measurements. No merge-blocking risk was identified.

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Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 75.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 4 functions across 1 files. (2 skipped: 2…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: sizing the regular-expression match array to the pattern. It also identifies the related issue.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #2324 requires safe match storage in both ora_setup_regexp_substr_matches() and ora_setup_regexp_instr_matches(). The reviewed change allocates storage for the whole match plus every capture…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within issue #2324. The subexpression limit in both result builders defines the Oracle-compatible behavior needed by the new regression cases. The SQL and expected-file changes test…

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1609-1610: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add high-numbered capture-group regression cases for both functions.

The current tests use only four capture groups and select subexpressions through 5. A regression to the fixed ten-slot allocation could therefore leave the tests green. Add cases that select capture group 11 for both REGEXP_INSTR and REGEXP_SUBSTR.

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 SELECT regexp_instr('1234567890', '(123)(4(56)(78))', 1, 1, 1, 'i', 3);
 SELECT regexp_instr('1234567890', '(123)(4(56)(78))', 1, 1, 1, 'i', 4);
 SELECT regexp_instr('1234567890', '(123)(4(56)(78))', 1, 1, 1, 'i', 5);
+SELECT regexp_instr('12345678901', '(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(0)(1)', 1, 1, 0, '', 11) = 11 AS t;

 SELECT regexp_substr('1234567890', '(123)(4(56)(78))', 1, 1, 'i', 3);
 SELECT regexp_substr('1234567890', '(123)(4(56)(78))', 1, 1, 'i', 4);
 SELECT regexp_substr('1234567890', '(123)(4(56)(78))', 1, 1, 'i', 5) IS NULL AS t;
+SELECT regexp_substr('12345678901', '(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(0)(1)', 1, 1, '', 11) = '1' AS t;

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Review comment at @src/backend/utils/adt/regexp.c around lines 1609 - 1610:
Add regression cases for capture group 11 to the tests for both REGEXP_INSTR and
REGEXP_SUBSTR, using a pattern with at least 11 groups and asserting the
expected result. Keep the cases consistent with the existing
subexpression-selection tests.

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- Around line 1609-1610: Add regression cases for capture group 11 to the tests
for both REGEXP_INSTR and REGEXP_SUBSTR, using a pattern with at least 11 groups
and asserting the expected result. Keep the cases consistent with the existing
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…s not have Oracle takes a subexpression number from 0 to 9 in REGEXP_SUBSTR and REGEXP_INSTR. Measured on Oracle 21c with an eleven-group pattern: 9 gives the ninth group, 10 and 11 give NULL and position 0, the same as a number beyond the pattern's groups. The two result builders apply that limit. Regression cases for 9, 10 and 11 in the extension suite.

…n on master The six new cases, recorded by building this branch on master and running the extension suite there; the answers are the ones measured on Oracle 21c.

Added the cases the review asked for, and one more thing they turned up. Measured on Oracle 21c with an eleven-group pattern: subexpression 9 gives the ninth group ('i', position 9), while 10 and 11 give NULL and position 0, the same answer as a number beyond the pattern's groups: Oracle's subexpr runs 0 to 9. So the branch now also caps the subexpression number at 9 in the two result builders (ORA_REGEXP_MAX_SUBEXPR), and the suite has six regression cases (REGEXP_SUBSTR and REGEXP_INSTR with 9, 10 and 11). The expected rows were recorded from a run of this branch on master (https://github.com/Muzzammil242/IvorySQL/actions/runs/37850332463): the one test that changes shows additions only.

Thanks for the contribution; sizing the match arrays to the capture count addresses the out-of-bounds reads, and the regression cases cover subexpression indices 9, 10, and 11.

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