1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/evp/digest.c b/crypto/evp/digest.c
index a269bb8260..d3a28fa351 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/digest.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/digest.c
@@ -509,11 +509,20 @@ int EVP_MD_CTX_copy_ex(EVP_MD_CTX *out, const EVP_MD_CTX *in)
 {
     unsigned char *tmp_buf;
 
-    if (in == NULL || in->digest == NULL) {
-        ERR_raise(ERR_LIB_EVP, EVP_R_INPUT_NOT_INITIALIZED);
+    if (in == NULL) {
+        ERR_raise(ERR_LIB_EVP, ERR_R_PASSED_NULL_PARAMETER);
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (in->digest == NULL) {
+        /* copying uninitialized digest context */
+        EVP_MD_CTX_reset(out);
+        if (out->fetched_digest != NULL)
+            EVP_MD_free(out->fetched_digest);
+        *out = *in;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     if (in->digest->prov == NULL
             || (in->flags & EVP_MD_CTX_FLAG_NO_INIT) != 0)
         goto legacy;