From f51d63f9321a9d6d62c18001372978500276eaf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mozman <me@mozman.at>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:20:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] auditor deletes entities in OBJECTS section without owner
 handle #1240

---
 src/ezdxf/sections/objects.py | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/ezdxf/sections/objects.py b/src/ezdxf/sections/objects.py
index aed8c0f27..be06b3c5a 100644
--- a/src/ezdxf/sections/objects.py
+++ b/src/ezdxf/sections/objects.py
@@ -709,6 +709,14 @@ def audit_objects(self):
         current_db_size = len(auditor.entitydb)
 
         for entity in self.objects:
+            if not entity.dxf.hasattr("owner"):
+                # check_owner_exist() ignores entities without owner handle
+                auditor.fixed_error(
+                    code=AuditError.INVALID_OWNER_HANDLE,
+                    message=f"Deleted {str(entity)} entity without owner handle.",
+                )
+                auditor.trash(entity)
+                continue
             auditor.check_owner_exist(entity)
             entity.audit(auditor)