PM23423: -DJAVA.SECURITY.DEBUG=ACCESS CAUSES RECURSIVE STACK TRACE, STACKOVERFLOWERROR, & CORBA::INTERNAL WITH ERROR CODE C9C25808

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

While using the setting -Djava.security.debug=access a user may
get a repeating error stack and eventually see a
java/lang/StackOverflowError due to system exception
CORBA::INTERNAL with error code C9C25808.
The recursive stack trace may look like this:

.at java/net/URLClassLoader$ClassFinder.run
(URLClassLoader.java:1032)
.at java/security/AccessController.doPrivileged
(AccessController.java:279)
.at java/net/URLClassLoader.findClass (URLClassLoader.java:491)
.at java/lang/ClassLoader.loadClass (ClassLoader.java:631)
.at sun/misc/Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass
(Launcher.java:349)
.at java/lang/ClassLoader.loadClass (ClassLoader.java:597)
.at com/ibm/ws390/utility/PrintStreamErrWriter.println
(PrintStreamErrWriter.j
.at com/ibm/ws390/utility/PrintStreamErrWriter.print
(PrintStreamErrWriter.jav
.at java/security/AccessControlContext.debugPrintAccess
(AccessControlContext.
.at java/security/AccessController.checkPermission
(AccessController.java:112)
.at java/lang/SecurityManager.checkPermission
(SecurityManager.java:558)
.at java/lang/SecurityManager.checkRead
(SecurityManager.java:897)
.at java/io/File.exists (File.java:729)
.at sun/misc/URLClassPath$FileLoader.getResource
(URLClassPath.java:1170)
.at sun/misc/URLClassPath.getResource (URLClassPath.java:325)
.at java/net/URLClassLoader$ClassFinder.run
(URLClassLoader.java:1032)
.at java/security/AccessController.doPrivileged
(AccessController.java:279)
.at java/net/URLClassLoader.findClass (URLClassLoader.java:491)
.at java/lang/ClassLoader.loadClass (ClassLoader.java:631)
.at sun/misc/Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass
(Launcher.java:349)
.at java/lang/ClassLoader.loadClass (ClassLoader.java:597)
.at com/ibm/ws390/utility/PrintStreamErrWriter.println
(PrintStreamErrWriter.j
.at com/ibm/ws390/utility/PrintStreamErrWriter.print
(PrintStreamErrWriter.java

Local fix

Remove the use of -Djava.security.debug=access

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server V6.1.0                               *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: With -Djava.security.debug=access       *
*                      enabled, users will see stack trace     *
*                      recursion lead to a StackOverflowError  *
*                      and error code C9C25808 during server   *
*                      startup.                                *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
When -Djava.security.debug=access is enabled, users will see
in the java stack trace repeating lines like:
  at java/io/File.exists
  at sun/misc/URLClassPath$FileLoader.getResource
  at sun/misc/URLClassPath.getResource
  at java/net/URLClassLoader$ClassFinder.run
  at java/security/AccessController.doPrivileged
  at java/net/URLClassLoader.findClass
  at java/lang/ClassLoader.loadClass
  at sun/misc/Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass
  at java/lang/ClassLoader.loadClass
  at com/ibm/ws390/utility/PrintStreamErrWriter.println
  at com/ibm/ws390/utility/PrintStreamErrWriter.print
  at java/security/AccessControlContext.debugPrintAccess
  at java/security/AccessController.checkPermission
  at java/lang/SecurityManager.checkPermission
  at java/lang/SecurityManager.checkRead
This will eventually be followed by a
java/lang/StackOverflowError accompanied by:
  BBOO0010W The function CPPtoJAVAUtilities::startServer()+233
    raised CORBA system exception CORBA::INTERNAL.  Error code
    is C9C25808.
This occurs when the JVM attempts to load its PolicyFile and
triggers a security lookup for "Read Permission" on that file.
The debugging code attempts to trace the security lookup out to
stderr. com/ibm/ws390/utility/PrintStreamErrWriter intercepts
this attempt to write to stderr and tries to load a Resource
which triggers a security lookup for "Read Permission" and the
cycle begins again.

Problem conclusion

The problem is solved by staticly preloading the
com.ibm.ws390.utility.JAVAtoCPPUtilities class in the beginning
of the com.ibm.ws390.utility.PrintStreamErrWriter class before
print or println ever get called. With the class preloaded
the security lookup will be done once at initialization and is
out of the way of the print calls.

APAR PM23423 is currently targeted for inclusion in
Service Level (Fix Pack) 6.1.0.37 of WebSphere
Application Server V6.1

Please refer to URL:
//www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
for Fix Pack availability.

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number
PM23423
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655I3500
Reported release
610
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-09-28
Closed date
2010-12-20
Last modified date
2011-05-02

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

PM37633

Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655I3500

Applicable component levels

R610 PSY UK65883
UP11/04/06 P F104

Fix is available

Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

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Modified date:
25 October 2021

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Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

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Temporary fix

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R610 PSY UK65883

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