Analysis:
The problem in the original MySQL bug is that the range optimizer
performs its analysis in a separate MEM_ROOT object that is freed
after the range optimzier is done. During range analysis get_mm_tree
calls Item_func_like::select_optimize, which in turn evaluates its
right argument. In the test case the right argument is a subquery.

In MySQL, subqueries are optimized lazyly, thus the call to val_str
triggers optimization for the subquery. All objects needed by the
subquery plan end up in the temporary MEM_ROOT used by the range
optimizer. When execution ends, the JOIN::cleanup process tries to
cleanup objects of the subquery plan, but all these objects are gone
with the temporary MEM_ROOT. The solution for MySQL is to switch the
mem_root.

In MariaDB with the patch for bug lp:944706, all constant subqueries
that may be used by the optimization process are preoptimized. Therefore
Item_func_like::select_optimize only triggers subquery execution, and
the above problem is not present.

The patch however adds a test whether the evaluated right argument of
the LIKE predicate is expensive. This is consistent with our approach
not to evaluate expensive expressions during optimization.