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IV26866: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHILE LAUNCHING WEBSTART APPLICATION VIA IB M 7.0 WEBSTART USING ORACLE 6.0 JRE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: Customer use to get NullPointerException while
    launching a WebStart Application via IBM 7.0 Webstart using
    Oracle 6.0 JRE.
    .
    Stack Trace: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at
    com.sun.deploy.services.WPlatformService.getSecureRandom(Unknown
    Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getSecureRandom(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache.getRandom(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.cache.Cache$19.run(Unknown Source)
    at
    java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
    a:251)
    .
    The reported issue occurs only in the case when two Java vendors
    involved in the execution of WebStart application.This scenario
    can be acheived by adding one Vendors JRE in other Vendors Java
    Control Panel and use that JRE to run the Webstart application,
    for eg. adding Oracle JRE in IBM Java Control Panel.
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • The security providers will be specific to Java Vendors and if
    there is a combination of Java Vendors involved in launching a
    WebStart application then Security.getProvider API will return
    null. As JDK is not taking care of null, it use to end up with
    NullPointerException.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This defect will be fixed in:
    7.0.0 SR3
    .
    The JVM has been updated to take care of null return by
    Security.getProvider API when when two Java vendors are involved
    in the execution of WebStart application.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV26866

  • Reported component name

    JAVA CLASS LIBS

  • Reported component ID

    620700130

  • Reported release

    700

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2012-08-22

  • Closed date

    2012-09-07

  • Last modified date

    2012-09-07

  • 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

    JAVA CLASS LIBS

  • Fixed component ID

    620700130

Applicable component levels

  • R700 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 February 2022