static BN_ULONG *bn_expand_internal(const BIGNUM *b, int words)
{
    BN_ULONG *a = NULL;

    bn_check_top(b);

    if (words > (INT_MAX / (4 * BN_BITS2))) {
        BNerr(BN_F_BN_EXPAND_INTERNAL, BN_R_BIGNUM_TOO_LONG);
        return NULL;
    }
    if (BN_get_flags(b, BN_FLG_STATIC_DATA)) {
        BNerr(BN_F_BN_EXPAND_INTERNAL, BN_R_EXPAND_ON_STATIC_BIGNUM_DATA);
        return (NULL);
    }
    if (BN_get_flags(b, BN_FLG_SECURE))
        a = OPENSSL_secure_zalloc(words * sizeof(*a));
    else
        a = OPENSSL_zalloc(words * sizeof(*a));
    if (a == NULL) {
        BNerr(BN_F_BN_EXPAND_INTERNAL, ERR_R_MALLOC_FAILURE);
        return (NULL);
    }

    assert(b->top <= words);
    if (b->top > 0)
        memcpy(a, b->d, sizeof(*a) * b->top);

    return a;
}