Error In Sqlplus: "Free(): Invalid Next Size (fast)" When Running Query After Setting Markup to CSV (Doc ID 2898723.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Applies to:

SQL*Plus - Version 19.13 to 20.4
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Running a query in SQL Plus crashes the tool with this error:

free(): invalid next size (fast): 0x0000000001f99 ***

This happens when the following setting has been done to dump the query in CSV format

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