This not entirely realistic query:

SELECT ( SELECT SUM( f1 ) FROM t1 WHERE alias1.f1 ) AS field1 ,
MAX( alias1.f1 )
FROM t3 AS alias1 LEFT JOIN t1 AS alias3 ON alias3.f4
WHERE ( alias1.f3 ) IN ( SELECT f4 FROM t2 )
GROUP BY field1 ;

crashes in maria-5.3-mwl89 as follows. Maria-5.3 is not affected:

#5 0x0832bdd5 in copy_fields (param=0xa432344) at sql_select.cc:17305
#6 0x0832455a in end_send_group (join=0xa42d6b0, join_tab=0xa42cf08,
end_of_records=false) at sql_select.cc:14287
#7 0x08322150 in evaluate_join_record (join=0xa42d6b0, join_tab=0xa42cd48,
error=0) at sql_select.cc:13332
#8 0x08321adc in sub_select (join=0xa42d6b0, join_tab=0xa42cd48,
end_of_records=false) at sql_select.cc:13138
#9 0x08320ed8 in do_select (join=0xa42d6b0, fields=0xa432450, table=0x0,
procedure=0x0) at sql_select.cc:12684
#10 0x083071f5 in JOIN::exec (this=0xa42d6b0) at sql_select.cc:2340
#11 0x08237f14 in subselect_single_select_engine::exec (this=0xa3ef278)
at item_subselect.cc:2749
#12 0x0823243b in Item_subselect::exec (this=0xa3ef1b0)
at item_subselect.cc:552
#13 0x08233446 in Item_singlerow_subselect::val_str (this=0xa3ef1b0,
str=0xae8820c4) at item_subselect.cc:1009
#14 0x081c80b0 in Item::send (this=0xa3ef1b0, protocol=0xa39d3f8,
buffer=0xae8820c4) at item.cc:5722
#15 0x0826a8c8 in select_send::send_data (this=0xa3f0640, items=...)
at sql_class.cc:1876
#16 0x0831717f in return_zero_rows (join=0xa426848, result=0xa3f0640,
tables=0xa3ef488, fields=..., send_row=true, select_options=2147764736,
info=0x88a2b1c "Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const tables",
having=0x0) at sql_select.cc:8359
#17 0x083050a6 in JOIN::exec (this=0xa426848) at sql_select.cc:1838
#18 0x08307961 in mysql_select (thd=0xa39d0e8, rref_pointer_array=0xa39eb64,
tables=0xa3ef488, wild_num=0, fields=..., conds=0xa3f03e0, og_num=1,
order=0x0, group=0xa3f05a0, having=0x0, proc_param=0x0,
select_options=2147764736, result=0xa3f0640, unit=0xa39e7c4,
select_lex=0xa39ea60) at sql_select.cc:2550
#19 0x0830004d in handle_select (thd=0xa39d0e8, lex=0xa39e768,
result=0xa3f0640, setup_tables_done_option=0) at sql_select.cc:281
#20 0x0829d91b in execute_sqlcom_select (thd=0xa39d0e8, all_tables=0xa3ef488)
at sql_parse.cc:5102
#21 0x08294423 in mysql_execute_command (thd=0xa39d0e8) at sql_parse.cc:2281
#22 0x0829feac in mysql_parse (thd=0xa39d0e8,
rawbuf=0xa3ee6d0 "SELECT ( SELECT SUM( f1 ) FROM t1 WHERE alias1.f1 ) AS fie ld1 ,\nMAX( alias1.f1 ) \nFROM t3 AS alias1 LEFT JOIN t1 AS alias3 ON alias3.f4\ nWHERE ( alias1.f3 ) IN ( SELECT f4 FROM t2 )\nGROUP BY field1", length=197,
found_semicolon=0xae883228) at sql_parse.cc:6109
#23 0x08291f0c in dispatch_command (command=COM_QUERY, thd=0xa39d0e8,
packet=0xa3b5789 "", packet_length=198) at sql_parse.cc:1209
#24 0x08291376 in do_command (thd=0xa39d0e8) at sql_parse.cc:902
#25 0x0828e454 in handle_one_connection (arg=0xa39d0e8) at sql_connect.cc:1154
#26 0x00bea919 in start_thread () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
#27 0x00b2ccbe in clone () from /lib/libc.so.6

Explain in maria-5.3:

id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra
1 PRIMARY NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const tables
3 DEPENDENT SUBQUERY NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const tables
2 DEPENDENT SUBQUERY t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 2

expain in maria-5.3-mwl89:
id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra
1 PRIMARY alias1 system NULL NULL NULL NULL 1
1 PRIMARY alias3 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 2 Using where
3 DEPENDENT SUBQUERY NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL Impossible WHERE noticed after reading const tables
2 DEPENDENT SUBQUERY t1 ALL NULL NULL NULL NULL 2