1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_lib.c b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_lib.c
index 1918d0ba52..6da2026662 100644
--- a/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_lib.c
+++ b/src/lib/libcrypto/ec/ec_lib.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ec_lib.c,v 1.72 2024/10/19 08:29:40 tb Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ec_lib.c,v 1.73 2024/10/22 12:06:08 tb Exp $ */
 /*
  * Originally written by Bodo Moeller for the OpenSSL project.
  */
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ EC_METHOD_get_field_type(const EC_METHOD *meth)
 }
 LCRYPTO_ALIAS(EC_METHOD_get_field_type);
 
+int
+ec_group_get_field_type(const EC_GROUP *group)
+{
+        if (group == NULL || group->meth == NULL)
+                return NID_undef;
+
+        return group->meth->field_type;
+}
+
 /*
  * If there is a user-provided cofactor, sanity check and use it. Otherwise
  * try computing the cofactor from generator order n and field cardinality q.
@@ -663,8 +672,7 @@ EC_GROUP_cmp(const EC_GROUP *a, const EC_GROUP *b, BN_CTX *ctx)
         BN_CTX *ctx_new = NULL;
 
         /* compare the field types */
-        if (EC_METHOD_get_field_type(EC_GROUP_method_of(a)) !=
-            EC_METHOD_get_field_type(EC_GROUP_method_of(b)))
+        if (ec_group_get_field_type(a) != ec_group_get_field_type(b))
                 return 1;
         /* compare the curve name (if present in both) */
         if (EC_GROUP_get_curve_name(a) && EC_GROUP_get_curve_name(b) &&