static int add_push_report_sideband_pkt(git_push *push, git_pkt_data *data_pkt, git_buf *data_pkt_buf)
{
	git_pkt *pkt;
	const char *line, *line_end = NULL;
	size_t line_len;
	int error;
	int reading_from_buf = data_pkt_buf->size > 0;

	if (reading_from_buf) {
		/* We had an existing partial packet, so add the new
		 * packet to the buffer and parse the whole thing */
		git_buf_put(data_pkt_buf, data_pkt->data, data_pkt->len);
		line = data_pkt_buf->ptr;
		line_len = data_pkt_buf->size;
	}
	else {
		line = data_pkt->data;
		line_len = data_pkt->len;
	}

	while (line_len > 0) {
		error = git_pkt_parse_line(&pkt, line, &line_end, line_len);

		if (error == GIT_EBUFS) {
			/* Buffer the data when the inner packet is split
			 * across multiple sideband packets */
			if (!reading_from_buf)
				git_buf_put(data_pkt_buf, line, line_len);
			error = 0;
			goto done;
		}
		else if (error < 0)
			goto done;

		/* Advance in the buffer */
		line_len -= (line_end - line);
		line = line_end;

		/* When a valid packet with no content has been
		 * read, git_pkt_parse_line does not report an
		 * error, but the pkt pointer has not been set.
		 * Handle this by skipping over empty packets.
		 */
		if (pkt == NULL)
			continue;

		error = add_push_report_pkt(push, pkt);

		git_pkt_free(pkt);

		if (error < 0 && error != GIT_ITEROVER)
			goto done;
	}

	error = 0;

done:
	if (reading_from_buf)
		git_buf_consume(data_pkt_buf, line_end);
	return error;
}
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.