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The output buffer size in unaccent_lexize() was calculated as input string length times pg_database_encoding_max_length(), which effectively assumes that replacement strings aren't more than one character. While that was all that we previously documented it to support, the code actually has always allowed replacement strings of arbitrary length; so if you tried to make use of longer strings, you were at risk of buffer overrun. To fix, use an expansible StringInfo buffer instead of trying to determine the maximum space needed a-priori. This would be a security issue if unaccent rules files could be installed by unprivileged users; but fortunately they can't, so in the back branches the problem can be labeled as improper configuration by a superuser. Nonetheless, a memory stomp isn't a nice way of reacting to improper configuration, so let's back-patch the fix.
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