IJ02283: ILLEGALACCESSEXCEPTION DUE TO A MISSING ACCESS CHECK FOR THE SAME CLASS IN METHODHANDLE APIS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: A java.lang.IllegalAccessException is received.
  .
  Stack Trace: Caused by: java.lang.IllegalAccessException:
  'org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverNotifier$ObserverExceptionHandler'
  no access to:
  'org.jboss.weld.event.ObserverNotifier$ObserverExceptionHandler'
      at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.checkClassAccess
      at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.checkAccess
      at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.checkAccess
      at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles$Lookup.findStatic
      at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.sendResolveMethodHandle
      at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.getCPMethodHandleAt
      at java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.resolveInvokeDynamic
  .
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• The existing implementation's access checking doesn't handle the
  case were the accessClass and definingClass are the same class
  

Problem conclusion

• The JVM has been updated to handle the case of the same class
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR5 FP6   (8.0.5.6)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  J9 COMMON CODE

• Fixed component ID

  620700127

Applicable component levels

• R270 PSY

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