[PostGIS] #5916: ST_Split consumes excessive memory when input contains infinity values

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Mon Jun 8 10:28:37 PDT 2026


#5916: ST_Split consumes excessive memory when input contains infinity values
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  Reporter:  dmyzl    |      Owner:  pramsey
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  closed
  Priority:  medium   |  Milestone:  PostGIS 3.5.5
 Component:  postgis  |    Version:  3.5.x
Resolution:  fixed    |   Keywords:  ST_Split
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Comment (by Paul Ramsey <pramsey@…>):

 In [changeset:"2cbcdd94dd99caaf147ed07b572aba48853c2783/git"
 2cbcdd94/git]:
 {{{#!CommitTicketReference repository="git"
 revision="2cbcdd94dd99caaf147ed07b572aba48853c2783"
 Avoid Inf looping and memory use in ST_Split

 When fed with very large coordinates, ST_Split could be
 fooled into an Inf loop, this fixes that case,
 closes #5916
 }}}
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/ticket/5916#comment:6>
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