(Bug? or Intended?) Inconsistent search_path Behavior in Function Calls via Materialized View in PostgreSQL 17
I just upgrade from postgres 14 to 17 and found Inconsistent search_path Behavior in Function Calls via Materialized View in PostgreSQL 17
Summary
According to image attached, when calling a function directly, it respects the configured search_path (public). However, when the same function is invoked through a REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW, the search_path defaults to pg_catalog, pg_temp, causing relation lookup failures. (the postgres 14 is consistency while postgres 17 is not)
Expected Behavior
* The function should inherit the search_path from its session (public).
* The behavior of function execution should be consistent whether called directly or indirectly via a Materialized View.
Actual Behavior (postgres 17)
* Calling the function directly works fine (search_path = public).
* Calling the function through a Materialized View defaults search_path to pg_catalog, pg_temp, causing it to fail to find tables
Environment Details
Configuration: search_path = 'public' in pg 17 && search_path = '"$user," public' in pg14
Possible Causes / Thoughts
* The function execution context in a REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW may not inherit search_path correctly.
* PostgreSQL’s security model in newer versions (15+) might enforce a stricter search_path default (pg_catalog, pg_temp) inside Materialized View refresh execution ???? (which I have not found in web's document)
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Regard.
Kanitchet Vaiassava <kanichet@hotmail.com> writes:
Actual Behavior (postgres 17)
* Calling the function directly works fine (search_path = public).
* Calling the function through a Materialized View defaults search_path to pg_catalog, pg_temp, causing it to fail to find tables
This is an intentional change in v17.
* PostgreSQLs security model in newer versions (15+) might enforce a stricter search_path default (pg_catalog, pg_temp) inside Materialized View refresh execution ???? (which I have not found in web's document)
It's the first compatibility issue listed in the v17 release notes:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/release-17.html#RELEASE-17-MIGRATION
regards, tom lane