IV67765: ISSUE FOR NEGATIVE BYTE MAJOR RECORD VERSION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: During the checking of invalid record version, a
  byte to byte comparingis coded as:if (...recordVersion.major >
  ProtocolVersion.MAX.major) {throw new
  SSLException}"recordVersion.major" and
  "ProtocolVersion.MAX.major" is byte type,which is signed.  If
  the major version is "0xa9", recordVersion.major isa negative
  value (-87).  If ProtocolVersion.MAX.major is positive,
  thechecking above does not work any more.
  .
  Stack Trace: N.A.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The current implementation cannot catch the bad record version
  if the major version byte is negative.
  

Problem conclusion

• Convert byte to positive integer before making comparison.The
  corresponding Austin defect is 116146.The corresponding Hursley
  defect is 202573.The corresponding RTC Problem Report is
  80540.Platform affected: All platforms.JVMs affected: 5.0, 6.0,
  6.26, 7.0, 7.27.Jars affected: ibmjsseprovider2.jar.The fix will
  be available in 150_SR16_FP9, 160_SR16_FP3, 626_SR8_FP3,
  170_SR8_FP10, 727_SR2_FP10.Build level is 20141201.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     6 R1 SR8 FP3   (6.1.8.3)
     7    SR8 FP10  (7.0.8.10)
     7 R1 SR2 FP10  (7.1.2.10)
     6    SR16 FP3  (6.0.16.3)
     5.0  SR16 FP9  (5.0.16.9)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the 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:

  IV67766

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SECURITY

• Fixed component ID

  620700125

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP