If resolve_refdup() fails it returns NULL and possibly leaves its hash output parameter untouched. Make sure to use it only if the function succeeded, in order to avoid accessing uninitialized memory. Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@xxxxxx> --- builtin/am.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/builtin/am.c b/builtin/am.c index a95dd8b4e6..2c52c820aa 100644 --- a/builtin/am.c +++ b/builtin/am.c @@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ static void am_abort(struct am_state *state) am_rerere_clear(); curr_branch = resolve_refdup("HEAD", 0, curr_head.hash, NULL); - has_curr_head = !is_null_oid(&curr_head); + has_curr_head = curr_branch && !is_null_oid(&curr_head); if (!has_curr_head) hashcpy(curr_head.hash, EMPTY_TREE_SHA1_BIN); -- 2.12.2