crypto/rand/rand_lib.c:856: error: NULL_DEREFERENCE
  pointer `meth` last assigned on line 854 could be null and is dereferenced at line 856, column 9.
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crypto/rand/rand_lib.c:852:1: start of procedure RAND_pseudo_bytes()
850.   
851.   #if !OPENSSL_API_1_1_0 && !defined(FIPS_MODE)
852. > int RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num)
853.   {
854.       const RAND_METHOD *meth = RAND_get_rand_method();

crypto/rand/rand_lib.c:854:5: 
852.   int RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num)
853.   {
854. >     const RAND_METHOD *meth = RAND_get_rand_method();
855.   
856.       if (meth->pseudorand != NULL)

crypto/rand/rand_lib.c:722:1: start of procedure RAND_get_rand_method()
  720.   #endif
  721.   
  722. > const RAND_METHOD *RAND_get_rand_method(void)
  723.   {
  724.   #ifdef FIPS_MODE

crypto/rand/rand_lib.c:725:5: 
  723.   {
  724.   #ifdef FIPS_MODE
  725. >     return NULL;
  726.   #else
  727.       const RAND_METHOD *tmp_meth = NULL;

crypto/rand/rand_lib.c:754:1: return from a call to RAND_get_rand_method
  752.       return tmp_meth;
  753.   #endif
  754. > }
  755.   
  756.   #if !defined(OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE) && !defined(FIPS_MODE)

crypto/rand/rand_lib.c:856:9: 
854.       const RAND_METHOD *meth = RAND_get_rand_method();
855.   
856. >     if (meth->pseudorand != NULL)
857.           return meth->pseudorand(buf, num);
858.       return -1;

int RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num)
{
    const RAND_METHOD *meth = RAND_get_rand_method();
    if (meth->pseudorand != NULL)
        return meth->pseudorand(buf, num);
    return -1;
}
['int RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num)\n{\n    const RAND_METHOD *meth = RAND_get_rand_method();\n    if (meth->pseudorand != NULL)\n        return meth->pseudorand(buf, num);\n    return -1;\n}', 'const RAND_METHOD *RAND_get_rand_method(void)\n{\n#ifdef FIPS_MODE\n    return NULL;\n#else\n    const RAND_METHOD *tmp_meth = NULL;\n    if (!RUN_ONCE(&rand_init, do_rand_init))\n        return NULL;\n    CRYPTO_THREAD_write_lock(rand_meth_lock);\n    if (default_RAND_meth == NULL) {\n# ifndef OPENSSL_NO_ENGINE\n        ENGINE *e;\n        if ((e = ENGINE_get_default_RAND()) != NULL\n                && (tmp_meth = ENGINE_get_RAND(e)) != NULL) {\n            funct_ref = e;\n            default_RAND_meth = tmp_meth;\n        } else {\n            ENGINE_finish(e);\n            default_RAND_meth = &rand_meth;\n        }\n# else\n        default_RAND_meth = &rand_meth;\n# endif\n    }\n    tmp_meth = default_RAND_meth;\n    CRYPTO_THREAD_unlock(rand_meth_lock);\n    return tmp_meth;\n#endif\n}']