Re: malloc errors in psql with libpq 16.1 on Mac

Don Seiler <don@seiler.us> writes:
> I have a colleague trying to use psql to connect to a remote DB, but he's
> getting this error:
> FATAL: no PostgreSQL user name specified in startup packet
> psql(42705,0x7ff84a07b700) malloc: *** error for object 0xa6: pointer being
> freed was not allocated
> psql(42705,0x7ff84a07b700) malloc: *** set a breakpoint in
> malloc_error_break to debug

Is OpenSSL in use?  If so, what version?  I'm wondering if this is a
variant of the OpenSSL 3.2.0 compatibility problem we just heard of:

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAN55FZ1eDDYsYaL7mv%2BoSLUij2h_u6hvD4Qmv-7PK7jkji0uyQ%40mail.gmail.com

            regards, tom lane