PH11921: JZOS PDS MEMBER STATISTICS THROWS AN EXCEPTION ON INVALID ISPF DATA

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: The exception
  java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown when PDS
  Member Statistics has invalid data.
  .
  Stack Trace: Array index out of range: 30
  at com.ibm.jzos.ByteUtil.bytesAsInt(ByteUtil.java:132)
  
  at
  com.ibm.jzos.PdsDirectory$MemberInfo$Statistics.<init>(PdsDirect
  ory.java:369)
  
  at
  com.ibm.jzos.PdsDirectory$MemberInfo.getStatistics(PdsDirectory.
  java:201)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• JZOS PDS Member Statistics Throws an Exception on Invalid ISPF
  Data
  

Problem conclusion

• JZOS has been updated to write an informational log entry
  instead of throwing an exception when the PDS Member Statistics
  data is invalid.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR5 FP36  (8.0.5.36)
  .
  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

  JAVA Z/OS 64

• Fixed component ID

  620700104

Applicable component levels