Bug #119603 TRUE >= ALL(...) returns incorrect result (1) when comparing against a NOT NULL column
| Submitted: | 29 Dec 2025 1:19 | Modified: | 4 Jan 20:39 |
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| Reporter: | Seren Zhou | Email Updates: | |
| Status: | Verified | Impact on me: | |
| Category: | MySQL Server: Optimizer | Severity: | S2 (Serious) |
| Version: | 8.0 | OS: | Any |
| Assigned to: | CPU Architecture: | Any |
[4 Jan 20:39]
Roy Lyseng
Verified as described.
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Description: When performing a comparison using >= ALL, if the left-hand side is the boolean literal TRUE, the server returns 1 (true) even when the underlying data in the subquery contains values that should make the comparison false (e.g., string '4'). However, if TRUE is replaced by an expression that evaluates to 1 (like EXISTS(...) or integer 1), the query correctly returns 0 (false). This issue is strictly dependent on the NOT NULL constraint. How to repeat: DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1, t2; -- Fixed table definition from original snippet CREATE TABLE t1(c1 CHAR(10) NOT NULL); CREATE TABLE t2(c1 INT); INSERT INTO t1(c1) VALUES('i'); INSERT INTO t1(c1) VALUES('4'); INSERT INTO t1(c1) VALUES('E'); INSERT INTO t2(c1) VALUES(1); SELECT 1 >='4'; -- Returns 0 SELECT TRUE >= ALL(SELECT c1 from t1); -- Returns 1 (Incorrect) SELECT (EXISTS (SELECT c1 FROM t2)) >= ALL(SELECT c1 from t1); -- Returns 0 (Correct)