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PM83931: ABENDAEXZ EXECUTING WSACONTEXT GET API

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Customer is using the WSACONTEXT GET interface. When attribute
    EPRTYPE(TOEPR) is coded, there are three scenarios associated
    with IsReferenceParameter that cause ABENDAEXZ.
    .
    1. When IsReferenceParameter starts with capital 'T'
       For example:
    <tag:TagId wsa:IsReferenceParameter="True">xxxxxxxxx</tag:TagId>
    .
    2. When IsReferenceParameter contains child tags
    or child tags contain IsReferenceParameter
             (regardless if case is 'True' or 'true')
       For example:
    <tag:TagId wsa:IsReferenceParameter="true"
                                   xmlns:tag="http://url.xxxx.com">
    </tag:TagId>
    .
    Additional Keywords:  AEXZ
    KIXREVDAM
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: AEXZ abend after issuing EXEC CICS      *
    *                      WSACONTEXT GET.                         *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    A service requester includes WS-Addressing reference parameters
    in a request to CICS. DFHPIA1 builds an endpoint reference and
    stores it in the DFHADDR-CXT-REQ container.
    If a reference parameter is greater than 255 bytes it is
    truncated but space is allocated for the full length in the
    container. This results in invalid data being saved.
    When an EXEC CICS WSACONTEXT GET EPRTYPE(TOEPR) is issued,
    DFHPIAD extracts the reference parameters from DFHADDR-CXT-REQ.
    Validation of the parameters fails because of the data
    truncation. DFHPIAD returns an ADDRESSING_EXCEPTION and this
    leads to an AEXZ abend.
    

Problem conclusion

  • CICS is changed to prevent truncation of WS-Addressing
    reference parameters sent by a service requester.
    

Temporary fix

  • FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
    

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM83931

  • Reported component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V5

  • Reported component ID

    5655Y0400

  • Reported release

    800

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-03-01

  • Closed date

    2013-04-16

  • Last modified date

    2015-03-04

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

    PM77736

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

    UK93621

Modules/Macros

  • DFHPIA1
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V5

  • Fixed component ID

    5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

  • R800 PSY UK93621

       UP13/04/26 P F304

Fix is available

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 March 2015