NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method

[Arunachalamkalimuthu]

Issue Description:
A non-fatal NullPointerException is occurring consistently on specific devices in production when attempting to invoke the checkProfile method of the VpnProfile class. This issue is leading to crashes for many users.

Exception Stack Trace:

Non-fatal Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int de.blinkt.openvpn.VpnProfile.checkProfile(android.content.Context)' on a null object reference
       at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:1956)
       at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1918)
       at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1868)
       at de.blinkt.openvpn.api.IOpenVPNAPIService$Stub$Proxy.startProfile(IOpenVPNAPIService.java:317)