From c9987a061652001cd2b60cbdb30d0e340ac06c27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Troy <marschke.t@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:30:26 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix null dereference in ListenUnix and ConnectUnix

---
 include/znc/Socket.h | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/znc/Socket.h b/include/znc/Socket.h
index 60173e4a..dc3c8819 100644
--- a/include/znc/Socket.h
+++ b/include/znc/Socket.h
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ class CSockManager : public TSocketManager<CZNCSock>,
 
     bool ListenUnix(const CString& sSockName, const CString& sPath,
                     CZNCSock* pcSock = nullptr) {
+        if (!pcSock) {
+            pcSock = GetSockObj("", 0);
+        }
         if (pcSock->ListenUnixInternal(sPath)) {
             AddSock(pcSock, sSockName);
             return true;
@@ -172,6 +175,9 @@ class CSockManager : public TSocketManager<CZNCSock>,
 
     bool ConnectUnix(const CString& sSockName, const CString& sPath,
                      CZNCSock* pcSock = nullptr) {
+        if (!pcSock) {
+            pcSock = GetSockObj("", 0);
+        }
         if (pcSock->ConnectUnixInternal(sPath)) {
             AddSock(pcSock, sSockName);
             return true;