[openssl-dev] [openssl.org #4401] [PATCH] plug potential memory leak(s) in OpenSSL 1.1 pre 4 in 'ec_lib.c'

[Salz, Rich]

> >> +               if (dest->mont_data != NULL)
> >> +                   BN_MONT_CTX_free(dest->mont_data);
> >
> >Free routines don't need to check for non-NULL.
> 
> Yes, don’t *have* to. But does it hurt to check?

It makes folks wonder why the check is only there sometimes.  It adds to code  complexity/test-coverage issues.