fix.

sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/CatalogImpl.scala

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.internal
 
 import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
 import scala.reflect.runtime.universe.TypeTag
+import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
 import org.apache.spark.annotation.Experimental
 import org.apache.spark.sql._
@@ -99,14 +100,27 @@ class CatalogImpl(sparkSession: SparkSession) extends Catalog {
     CatalogImpl.makeDataset(tables, sparkSession)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a Table for the given table/view or temporary view.
+   *
+   * Note that this function requires the table already exists in the Catalog.
+   *
+   * If the table metadata retrieval failed due to any reason (e.g., table serde class
+   * is not accessible or the table type is not accepted by Spark SQL), this function
+   * still returns the corresponding Table without the description and tableType)
+   */
   private def makeTable(tableIdent: TableIdentifier): Table = {
-    val metadata = sessionCatalog.getTempViewOrPermanentTableMetadata(tableIdent)
+    val metadata = try {
+      Some(sessionCatalog.getTempViewOrPermanentTableMetadata(tableIdent))
+    } catch {
+      case NonFatal(_) => None
+    }
     val isTemp = sessionCatalog.isTemporaryTable(tableIdent)
     new Table(
       name = tableIdent.table,
-      database = metadata.identifier.database.orNull,
-      description = metadata.comment.orNull,
-      tableType = if (isTemp) "TEMPORARY" else metadata.tableType.name,
+      database = metadata.map(_.identifier.database).getOrElse(tableIdent.database).orNull,
+      description = metadata.map(_.comment.orNull).orNull,
+      tableType = if (isTemp) "TEMPORARY" else metadata.map(_.tableType.name).orNull,
       isTemporary = isTemp)
   }
 
@@ -197,7 +211,11 @@ class CatalogImpl(sparkSession: SparkSession) extends Catalog {
    * `AnalysisException` when no `Table` can be found.
    */
   override def getTable(dbName: String, tableName: String): Table = {
-    makeTable(TableIdentifier(tableName, Option(dbName)))
+    if (tableExists(dbName, tableName)) {
+      makeTable(TableIdentifier(tableName, Option(dbName)))
+    } else {
+      throw new AnalysisException(s"Table or view '$tableName' not found in database '$dbName'")
+    }
   }
 
   /**

sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/HiveDDLSuite.scala

@@ -1060,6 +1060,14 @@ class HiveDDLSuite
           s"CREATE INDEX $indexName ON TABLE $tabName (a) AS 'COMPACT' WITH DEFERRED REBUILD")
         val indexTabName =
           spark.sessionState.catalog.listTables("default", s"*$indexName*").head.table
+
+        // Even if index tables exist, listTables and getTable APIs should still work
+        checkAnswer(
+          spark.catalog.listTables().toDF(),
+          Row(indexTabName, "default", null, null, false) ::
+            Row(tabName, "default", null, "MANAGED", false) :: Nil)
+        assert(spark.catalog.getTable("default", indexTabName).name === indexTabName)
+
         intercept[TableAlreadyExistsException] {
           sql(s"CREATE TABLE $indexTabName(b int)")
         }