PM49666: LAUNCHER AGENT CORE DUMP OCCURS IN PARSE FUNCTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Launcher Agent crashes when using system with high HTTP traffic.
  The core dump file could be created in different directories
  (maps, systems, etc.).
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00037879
  PVB / PVB
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  WebSphere Transformation Extender customers using Event Agent
  
  Problem Description:
  Event agent process is crashing under heavy load with the
  following stack trace:
  HTTPCommand::Parse(ByteRange&)(this = 0x00000001103aeb30,
  brBuffer = &(...)), line 260 in "httpinterp.cpp"
  HTTPCommand::Parse(ByteRange&)(this = 0x00000001103aeb30,
  brBuffer = &(...)), line 260 in "httpinterp.cpp"
  HTTPCommand::Parse(ByteRange&)(this = 0x00000001103aeb30,
  brBuffer = &(...)), line 260 in "httpinterp.cpp"
  httpinterp.CommandStream::Read(Parseable&)(0x11037dec8,
  0x1103aeb30), line 126 in "command.h"
  httpinterp.CommandServer::Main()(0x11037de50), line 212 in
  "command.h"
  Daemon::Run()(this = 0x000000011037de50), line 24 in
  "daemon.cpp"
  DaemonThread(void*)(daemon = 0x000000011037de50), line 11 in
  "daemon.cpp"
  
  Problem is caused by uninit memory read resulting with a wild
  pointer referencing
  
  Platforms Affected:
  ALL
  

Problem conclusion

• Correct parser class constructor code to property initialize all
  pointers to NULL
  
  Delivered in:
  8.1.0.6, 8.2.0.6, 8.3.0.5
  

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

  WEBSPHERE LAUNC

• Fixed component ID

  5724M4011

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSY

     UP

• R820 PSY

     UP

• R830 PSY

     UP