--- /dev/null
+Reference docs don't define what happens if you call krb5_realm_compare() with
+malformed krb5_principal structures. Define a behavior which keeps it from
+crashing if applications don't check ahead of time.
+
+diff -up krb5-1.8/src/lib/krb5/krb/princ_comp.c.api krb5-1.8/src/lib/krb5/krb/princ_comp.c
+--- krb5-1.8/src/lib/krb5/krb/princ_comp.c.api 2009-10-30 20:48:38.000000000 -0400
++++ krb5-1.8/src/lib/krb5/krb/princ_comp.c 2010-03-05 11:00:55.000000000 -0500
+@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ realm_compare_flags(krb5_context context
+ const krb5_data *realm1 = krb5_princ_realm(context, princ1);
+ const krb5_data *realm2 = krb5_princ_realm(context, princ2);
+
++ if ((princ1 == NULL) || (princ2 == NULL))
++ return FALSE;
++
++ if ((realm1 == NULL) || (realm2 == NULL))
++ return FALSE;
++
+ if (realm1->length != realm2->length)
+ return FALSE;
+
+@@ -92,6 +98,9 @@ krb5_principal_compare_flags(krb5_contex
+ krb5_principal upn2 = NULL;
+ krb5_boolean ret = FALSE;
+
++ if ((princ1 == NULL) || (princ2 == NULL))
++ return FALSE;
++
+ if (flags & KRB5_PRINCIPAL_COMPARE_ENTERPRISE) {
+ /* Treat UPNs as if they were real principals */
+ if (krb5_princ_type(context, princ1) == KRB5_NT_ENTERPRISE_PRINCIPAL) {