Fixes are available
7.0.0.19: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 19
8.0.0.1: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 1
7.0.0.21: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 21
8.0.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 2
8.0.0.3: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 3
7.0.0.23: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 23
8.0.0.4: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 4
7.0.0.25: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 25
8.0.0.5: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 5
7.0.0.27: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 27
8.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 6
7.0.0.29: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 29
8.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 7
8.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 8
7.0.0.31: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 31
7.0.0.27: Java SDK 1.6 SR13 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.33: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 33
8.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 9
7.0.0.35: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 35
8.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 10
7.0.0.37: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 37
8.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 11
7.0.0.39: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 39
8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
7.0.0.41: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 41
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
7.0.0.43: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 43
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
7.0.0.45: WebSphere Application Server V7.0 Fix Pack 45
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15
7.0.0.19: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.21: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.23: Java SDK 1.6 SR10 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.25: Java SDK 1.6 SR11 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.27: Java SDK 1.6 SR12 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.29: Java SDK 1.6 SR13 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.45: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP60 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.31: Java SDK 1.6 SR15 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.35: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.37: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP3 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.39: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP7 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.41: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP20 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.43: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP41 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When attempting to add a signer certificate via the console or Export the following error is reported in the logs, Adding a signer: --------------------------------------------------------------- [3/21/11 14:15:41:796 CDT] 0000001d WSKeyStoreRem 3 Exception executing KeyStore method. java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.ws.ssl.model.KeyStoreInfo.toString(KeyStoreInfo.java:311 ) at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:1511) at java.lang.StringBuffer.append(StringBuffer.java:187) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.printParms(WSKeyStore.java:2301 ) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.invokeKeyStoreCommand(WSKeyStor e.java:1328) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStoreRemotable.invokeKeyStoreCommand( WSKeyStoreRemotable.java:253) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStoreRemotable.invokeKeyStoreCommand( WSKeyStoreRemotable.java:132) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.commands.signerCertificates.AddSignerCertificate. signerCertificateAdd(AddSignerCertificate.java:201) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.commands.signerCertificates.AddSignerCertificate. afterStepsExecuted(AddSignerCertificate.java:168) The resulting page shows all blank values and you can not add the signer. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Exporting: ---------------------------------------------------------------- [8/13/12 4:15:42:814 EDT] 00000014 WSKeyStoreRem 3 Exception executing KeyStore method. java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.ws.ssl.model.KeyStoreInfo.toString(KeyStoreInfo.java:311 ) at java.lang.String.valueOf(String.java:1512) at java.lang.StringBuffer.append(StringBuffer.java:187) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.printParms(WSKeyStore.java:2302 ) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStore.invokeKeyStoreCommand(WSKeyStor e.java:1329) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStoreRemotable.invokeKeyStoreCommand( WSKeyStoreRemotable.java:253) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.config.WSKeyStoreRemotable.invokeKeyStoreCommand( WSKeyStoreRemotable.java:132) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.commands.personalCertificates.ExtractCertificate. personalCertificateExtract(ExtractCertificate.java:188) at com.ibm.ws.ssl.commands.personalCertificates.ExtractCertificate. afterStepsExecuted(ExtractCertificate.java:149) at com.ibm.websphere.management.cmdframework.provider.AbstractTaskC ommand.executeReal(AbstractTaskCommand.java:855) at com.ibm.websphere.management.cmdframework.provider.AbstractTaskC ommand.execute(AbstractTaskCommand.java:807) at com.ibm.ws.console.security.Certificates.PersonalCertsActionDeta ilActionGen.executeCommand(PersonalCertsActionDetailActionGen.ja va:170) at com.ibm.ws.console.security.Certificates.PersonalCertsActionDeta ilActionGen.extractCert(PersonalCertsActionDetailActionGen.java: 79) at com.ibm.ws.console.security.Certificates.PersonalCertsActionDeta ilAction.execute(PersonalCertsActionDetailAction.java:171) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(U nknown Source) at org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(Unknown Source) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(Unknown Source) at org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doPost(Unknown Source) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:738) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:831) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr apper.java:1657) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr apper.java:1597) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp FilterChain.java:131) at com.ibm.ws.console.core.servlet.WSCUrlFilter.setUpCommandAssiste nce(WSCUrlFilter.java:933) at com.ibm.ws.console.core.servlet.WSCUrlFilter.continueStoringTask State(WSCUrlFilter.java:500) at com.ibm.ws.console.core.servlet.WSCUrlFilter.doFilter(WSCUrlFilt er.java:321) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.FilterInstanceWrapper.doFilter(Fi lterInstanceWrapper.java:188) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebApp FilterChain.java:116) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterChain._doFilter(WebAp pFilterChain.java:77) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.filter.WebAppFilterManager.doFilter(WebA ppFilterManager.java:908) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser vletWrapper.java:934) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(Ser vletWrapper.java:502) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapperImpl.handleRequest (ServletWrapperImpl.java:179) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java: 3933) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.j ava:276) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer. java:931) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WSWebContainer.handleRequest(WSWebContai ner.java:1583) at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLin k.java:186) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscr imination(HttpInboundLink.java:445) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewRe quest(HttpInboundLink.java:504) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.processRequ est(HttpInboundLink.java:301) at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpICLReadCallback.complet e(HttpICLReadCallback.java:83) at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureComp leted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165) at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyn cFuture.java:217) at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncC hannelFuture.java:161) at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:138) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:204) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHand ler.java:775) at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:905) at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1604) ----------------------------------------------------------------
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM WebSphere Application * * Server * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Adding a signer certificate fails due * * to NullPointerException * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** The error happens in toString method which accesses some objects without checking validity of the object. As a result, the code tried to access some of a field in an object which is null and caught NullPointerException.
Problem conclusion
With this fix, the code was modified to validate objects are vaild prior to access them. The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix pack 7.0.0.19. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery information: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PM35288
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Reported component ID
5724J0800
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2011-03-21
Closed date
2011-04-25
Last modified date
2012-08-15
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
WEBSPHERE APP S
Fixed component ID
5724J0800
Applicable component levels
R700 PSY
UP
Document Information
Modified date:
27 October 2021