[21358] Fix null-dereference error on Ubuntu

[Javgilavi]

Description

This PR add the -Wnull-dereference to the Alternative Build on Ubuntu's CI and the fixed needed after this warning/errors.

This PR depends on #5067 and must be merged after that one.

Contributor Checklist

• [x] Commit messages follow the project guidelines.
• [x] The code follows the style guidelines of this project.
• N/A Tests that thoroughly check the new feature have been added/Regression tests checking the bug and its fix have been added; the added tests pass locally
• N/A Any new/modified methods have been properly documented using Doxygen.
• N/A Any new configuration API has an equivalent XML API (with the corresponding XSD extension)
• [x] Changes are backport compatible: they do NOT break ABI nor change library core behavior.
• [x] Changes are API compatible.
• N/A New feature has been added to the versions.md file (if applicable).
• N/A New feature has been documented/Current behavior is correctly described in the documentation.
• [ ] Applicable backports have been included in the description.

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• [ ] Check contributor checklist is correct.
• [ ] If this is a critical bug fix, backports to the critical-only supported branches have been requested.
• [ ] Check CI results: changes do not issue any warning.
• [ ] Check CI results: failing tests are unrelated with the changes.