From fc705dfb4b68bde355e78f550a68b130f058bacc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dario Mirovic <dario.mirovic@scylladb.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:55:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] cql3: fix null handling in data_value formatting

data_value::to_parsable_string() crashed with a null pointer
dereference when called on a null data_value. Return "null" instead.

Fixes SCYLLADB-1350
---
 types/types.cc | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/types/types.cc b/types/types.cc
index 9985abc5ea..9e49b19711 100644
--- a/types/types.cc
+++ b/types/types.cc
@@ -3887,6 +3887,10 @@ data_value::data_value(empty_type_representation e) : data_value(make_new(empty_
 }
 
 sstring data_value::to_parsable_string() const {
+    if (is_null()) {
+        return "null";
+    }
+
     // For some reason trying to do it using fmt::format refuses to compile
     // auto to_parsable_str_transform = std::views::transform([](const data_value& dv) -> sstring {
     //     return dv.to_parsable_string();