diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgAsync.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgAsync.c
index ff3bd4d33cfdaa5b420ff3f8224f48cf4113c275..2a032de003fda1db02896606b869f0f0afa1cf5e 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgAsync.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgAsync.c
@@ -1204,11 +1204,12 @@ int32_t ctgHandleGetTbMetasRsp(SCtgTaskReq* tReq, int32_t reqType, const SDataBu
           stbCtx.flag = flag;
           stbCtx.pName = &stbName;
 
-          STableMeta *stbMeta = NULL;
+          STableMeta* stbMeta = NULL;
           ctgReadTbMetaFromCache(pCtg, &stbCtx, &stbMeta);
           if (stbMeta && stbMeta->sversion >= pOut->tbMeta->sversion) {
             ctgDebug("use cached stb meta, tbName:%s", tNameGetTableName(pName));
             exist = 1;
+            taosMemoryFreeClear(stbMeta);
           } else {
             ctgDebug("need to get/update stb meta, tbName:%s", tNameGetTableName(pName));
             taosMemoryFreeClear(pOut->tbMeta);
diff --git a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
index e99beca69a8ab3942232d50136e9b82ad672a27f..fa38eeba0c9d664df1dcd2f3dc313f0f89bd603e 100644
--- a/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
+++ b/source/libs/catalog/src/ctgCache.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ void ctgRUnlockVgInfo(SCtgDBCache *dbCache) { CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_READ, &dbCache->vgC
 
 void ctgWUnlockVgInfo(SCtgDBCache *dbCache) { CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_WRITE, &dbCache->vgCache.vgLock); }
 
-void ctgReleaseDBCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgDBCache *dbCache) { 
-  CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_READ, &dbCache->dbLock); 
+void ctgReleaseDBCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgDBCache *dbCache) {
+  CTG_UNLOCK(CTG_READ, &dbCache->dbLock);
   taosHashRelease(pCtg->dbCache, dbCache);
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int32_t ctgAcquireDBCacheImpl(SCatalog *pCtg, const char *dbFName, SCtgDBCache *
   } else {
     dbCache = (SCtgDBCache *)taosHashGet(pCtg->dbCache, dbFName, strlen(dbFName));
   }
-  
+
   if (NULL == dbCache) {
     *pCache = NULL;
     ctgDebug("db not in cache, dbFName:%s", dbFName);
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ _return:
 
   ctgReleaseTbMetaToCache(pCtg, dbCache, tbCache);
   taosMemoryFreeClear(*pTableMeta);
+  *pTableMeta = NULL;
 
   CTG_RET(code);
 }
@@ -1436,7 +1437,7 @@ int32_t ctgWriteTbMetaToCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgDBCache *dbCache, char *dbFNam
   if (pCache) {
     CTG_ERR_RET(ctgUpdateRentStbVersion(pCtg, dbFName, tbName, dbId, meta->suid, pCache));
   }
-  
+
   return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -1565,7 +1566,8 @@ int32_t ctgOpUpdateVgroup(SCtgCacheOperation *operation) {
   }
 
   bool         newAdded = false;
-  SDbVgVersion vgVersion = {.dbId = msg->dbId, .vgVersion = dbInfo->vgVersion, .numOfTable = dbInfo->numOfTable, .stateTs = dbInfo->stateTs};
+  SDbVgVersion vgVersion = {
+      .dbId = msg->dbId, .vgVersion = dbInfo->vgVersion, .numOfTable = dbInfo->numOfTable, .stateTs = dbInfo->stateTs};
 
   SCtgDBCache *dbCache = NULL;
   CTG_ERR_JRET(ctgGetAddDBCache(msg->pCtg, dbFName, msg->dbId, &dbCache));
@@ -1581,15 +1583,17 @@ int32_t ctgOpUpdateVgroup(SCtgCacheOperation *operation) {
     SDBVgInfo *vgInfo = vgCache->vgInfo;
 
     if (dbInfo->vgVersion < vgInfo->vgVersion) {
-      ctgDebug("db updateVgroup is ignored, dbFName:%s, vgVer:%d, curVer:%d", dbFName, dbInfo->vgVersion, vgInfo->vgVersion);
+      ctgDebug("db updateVgroup is ignored, dbFName:%s, vgVer:%d, curVer:%d", dbFName, dbInfo->vgVersion,
+               vgInfo->vgVersion);
       ctgWUnlockVgInfo(dbCache);
 
       goto _return;
     }
 
-    if (dbInfo->vgVersion == vgInfo->vgVersion && dbInfo->numOfTable == vgInfo->numOfTable && dbInfo->stateTs == vgInfo->stateTs) {
-      ctgDebug("no new db vgroup update info, dbFName:%s, vgVer:%d, numOfTable:%d, stateTs:%" PRId64, dbFName, dbInfo->vgVersion,
-               dbInfo->numOfTable, dbInfo->stateTs);
+    if (dbInfo->vgVersion == vgInfo->vgVersion && dbInfo->numOfTable == vgInfo->numOfTable &&
+        dbInfo->stateTs == vgInfo->stateTs) {
+      ctgDebug("no new db vgroup update info, dbFName:%s, vgVer:%d, numOfTable:%d, stateTs:%" PRId64, dbFName,
+               dbInfo->vgVersion, dbInfo->numOfTable, dbInfo->stateTs);
       ctgWUnlockVgInfo(dbCache);
 
       goto _return;
@@ -1601,7 +1605,8 @@ int32_t ctgOpUpdateVgroup(SCtgCacheOperation *operation) {
   vgCache->vgInfo = dbInfo;
   msg->dbInfo = NULL;
 
-  ctgDebug("db vgInfo updated, dbFName:%s, vgVer:%d, stateTs:%" PRId64 ", dbId:0x%" PRIx64, dbFName, vgVersion.vgVersion, vgVersion.stateTs, vgVersion.dbId);
+  ctgDebug("db vgInfo updated, dbFName:%s, vgVer:%d, stateTs:%" PRId64 ", dbId:0x%" PRIx64, dbFName,
+           vgVersion.vgVersion, vgVersion.stateTs, vgVersion.dbId);
 
   ctgWUnlockVgInfo(dbCache);
 
@@ -1692,7 +1697,7 @@ int32_t ctgOpUpdateTbMeta(SCtgCacheOperation *operation) {
   if (pCtg->stopUpdate) {
     goto _return;
   }
-  
+
   if ((!CTG_IS_META_CTABLE(pMeta->metaType)) && NULL == pMeta->tbMeta) {
     ctgError("no valid tbmeta got from meta rsp, dbFName:%s, tbName:%s", pMeta->dbFName, pMeta->tbName);
     CTG_ERR_JRET(TSDB_CODE_CTG_INTERNAL_ERROR);
@@ -1902,7 +1907,7 @@ int32_t ctgOpUpdateEpset(SCtgCacheOperation *operation) {
   int32_t             code = 0;
   SCtgUpdateEpsetMsg *msg = operation->data;
   SCatalog           *pCtg = msg->pCtg;
-  SCtgDBCache *dbCache = NULL;
+  SCtgDBCache        *dbCache = NULL;
 
   if (pCtg->stopUpdate) {
     goto _return;
@@ -2209,6 +2214,7 @@ int32_t ctgGetTbMetaFromCache(SCatalog *pCtg, SCtgTbMetaCtx *ctx, STableMeta **p
     }
 
     taosMemoryFreeClear(*pTableMeta);
+    *pTableMeta = NULL;
   }
 
   if (CTG_FLAG_IS_UNKNOWN_STB(ctx->flag)) {