IV27268: WRONG EXCEPTION WHEN MISSING/CORRUPT JAVA.SECURITY FILE DUPLICAT E

PM74558: SHIP SDK IV27268+IV27928+IV28217+IV25699 AS WSAS IFIX

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: NullPointerException, if java.security file is
  missing or corrupt.
  .
  Stack Trace: Exception in thread "main"
  java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  org.apache.harmony.security.Util.equalsIgnoreCase(Util.java:46)
          at
  org.apache.harmony.security.fortress.PolicyUtils.getPolicyURLs(P
  olicy
  Utils.java:429)
          at
  org.apache.harmony.security.fortress.DefaultPolicy$1.run(Default
  Polic
  y.java:324)
          at
  org.apache.harmony.security.fortress.DefaultPolicy$1.run(Default
  Polic
  y.java:317)
          at
  java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
  a:229
  )
          at
  org.apache.harmony.security.fortress.DefaultPolicy.refreshImpl(D
  efaul
  tPolicy.java:317)
          at
  org.apache.harmony.security.fortress.DefaultPolicy.<init>(Defaul
  tPoli
  cy.java:218)
          at
  org.apache.harmony.security.fortress.DefaultPolicy.<init>(Defaul
  tPoli
  cy.java:211)
          at
  org.apache.harmony.security.fortress.DefaultPolicy.<init>(Defaul
  tPoli
  cy.java:198)
          at
  java.security.Policy.getDefaultProvider(Policy.java:485)
          at
  java.security.Policy.getAccessiblePolicy(Policy.java:524)
          at
  java.security.ProtectionDomain.implies(ProtectionDomain.java:199
  )
          at
  java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.
  java:
  118)
  at
  com.ibm.wsspi.bootstrap.WSPreLauncher.main(WSPreLauncher.java:12
  4)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The problem is caused by lacking one null pointer checking in
  Harmony's security module.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.0 SR12
  6.0.1 SR4
  .
  Harmony's failing method has been added with null checking
  statements.
  

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

  JAVA CLASS LIBS

• Fixed component ID

  620700130

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY

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