+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #733685 +++

--- Additional comment from kdudka on 2011-08-26 15:52:53 CEST ---

I needed the following patch:

diff --git a/pinst.c b/pinst.c
index 70f5f4e..d35d7cf 100644
--- a/pinst.c
+++ b/pinst.c
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ AddObjectIfNeeded(CK_OBJECT_CLASS objClass,
     if (io == NULL)
         return NULL;

+    /* initialize pointers to functions */
+    pem_CreateMDObject(NULL, io, NULL);
+
     io->gobjIndex = count;

     /* add object to global array */


... to get over the following crash:

#0  0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
#1  0x00007ffff04bd4f7 in pem_mdObject_GetAttributeSize (mdObject=0x721b60, ...)
#2  0x00007ffff04c2c9e in nssCKFWObject_GetAttributeSize (fwObject=0x6fb9c0,...)
#3  0x00007ffff04cbec7 in NSSCKFWC_GetAttributeValue (fwInstance=0x6f6580, ...)
#4  0x00007ffff04b8eaa in pemC_GetAttributeValue (hSession=2, hObject=2, ...)
#5  0x00007ffff75904e2 in PK11_ReadAttribute (slot=0x6fa700, id=2, type=17, ...)
#6  0x00007ffff75930cb in PK11_ReadRawAttribute (objType=PK11_TypeGeneric, ...)
#7  0x00007ffff7dc7e2d in SelectClientCert (arg=0x62efe8, sock=0x7207b0, ...)

--- Additional comment from emaldona on 2011-08-26 19:04:05 CEST ---

Ah, we now add to the global internal list a fully constructed object. The invocation of pem_CreateMDObject(NULL, io, NULL); is solely for it's side effect of setting the function pointers so a (void) cast seems in order.  Additionally, the (void) pem_CreateMDObject(NULL, io, NULL); could be inside CreateObject itself.

At some point should analyze why need CreateObject and pem_createObject. That's food for the upstream work, not now.