[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #4518] OpenSSL-1.1.0-pre5 RSA_set0_key and related RSA_get0_*, RSA_set0_*, DSA_set0_* and DSA_get0_* problems

[Viktor Dukhovni]

On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 02:08:09PM +0000, Richard Levitte via RT wrote:

> I'm not sure how I'd change the following:
> 
>     Calling this function transfers the memory management of the values to the
>     RSA object, and therefore the values that have been passed in should not
>     be freed by the caller after this function has been called.
> 
> That in itself hasn't changed, all that's being done is to correct a
> bug in the memory management.  But if you have a good suggestion for a
> change in that sentence, I'm all ears.

There is no bug.  It is not valid to transfer ownership of an object the
caller does not own.

-- 
	Viktor.