PI31809: CWWKE0701E WHEN SECURITY ID VALUE IS NULL

8.5.5.5: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 5
8.5.5.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 6
8.5.5.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 7
8.5.5.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 8
8.5.5.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 9
8.5.5.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 10
8.5.5.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 11
8.5.5.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
8.5.5.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 13
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 15
8.5.5.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 14
8.5.5.17: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 17
8.5.5.20: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.20
8.5.5.18: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18
8.5.5.19: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 19
8.5.5.16: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 16
8.5.5.21: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5.21

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In WebSphere Liberty profile, when the id attribute is missing
  from the authorization-roles element.
  
  In the log file you see:
  
  [12/9/14 10:32:21:355 GMT] 0000001e id=
  LogService-68-com.ibm.ws.security.authentication.builtin     E
  CWWKE0701E:
  [com.ibm.ws.security.authentication.UnauthenticatedSubjectServic
  e(82)]
  The setSecurityService method has thrown an exception
  Bundle:com.ibm.ws.security.authentication.builtin(id=68)
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: object is not an instance of
  declaring class at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile - Security           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the id attribute is missing from   *
  *                      the authorization-roles element, a      *
  *                      NullPointerException is caught.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The code does not check whether the object is null. As a result,
  the following NullPointerException is caught. In this case, this
  object should not be null.
  
  [11/18/14 17:38:59:508 GMT] 0000001b LogService-116-
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.feature      E CWWKE0701E:
  [com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.feature.internal.FeatureAuthor
  izationTable(90)] The activate method has thrown an exception
  Bundle:com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.feature(id=116)
  java.lang.NullPointerException
      at
  java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.hash(ConcurrentHashMap.ja
  va:260)
      at
  java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.put(ConcurrentHashMap.jav
  a:1003)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.feature.internal.FeatureWebSecu
  rityCollaboratorImpl.addAuthorizationTable(FeatureWebSecurityCol
  laboratorImpl.java:89)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.feature.internal.FeatureAuthori
  zationTable.processRolePids(FeatureAuthorizationTable.java:136)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.feature.internal.FeatureAuthori
  zationTable.processConfigProps(FeatureAuthorizationTable.java:12
  7)
      at
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.security.feature.internal.FeatureAuthori
  zationTable.activate(FeatureAuthorizationTable.java:73)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native
  Method)
      at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:94)
  

Problem conclusion

• With this fix, the code checks if the object is valid prior to
  accessing it. And if it is not valid, the error message is
  logged.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for
  inclusion in fix pack 8.5.5.5.  Please refer to the Recommended
  Updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=s
  wg27004980
  

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

  WAS LIBERTY COR

• Fixed component ID

  5725L2900

Applicable component levels

• R855 PSY

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