A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
If using UNSTRING, fixed overflow is enabled (which is not usually the case in a pure COBOL program) and the stack contains just the right residual data, there may be a fixed overflow abend on a LOAD COMPLEMENT (LCR) instruction trying to complement the value of 0x8000000. (The negative number with the largest absolute value has no complement.)
Local fix
STORAGE(,,00) will clear the stack frame, avoiding the residual data, but depending on application specifics, may have performance implications.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V5 and later * * releases running programs that use COBOL * * UNSTRING statement. * * * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The program terminates with CEE3208S or * * COBOL UNSTRING results in incorrect * * behaviours. * * * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF. * * * **************************************************************** When COBOL runtime was processing the UNSTRING statement, uninitialized residual data on the stack was used. Depending on the input and residual data, this might result in incorrect UNSTRING output or CEE3208S abend. COB0501T/K COB0502T/K COB0601T/K COB0602T/K COB0603T/K
Problem conclusion
The COBOL Runtime is corrected to initialize the stack with correct values.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PH14212
Reported component name
LE ENT COBOL LI
Reported component ID
568819812
Reported release
7A0
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2019-07-05
Closed date
2019-09-03
Last modified date
2019-10-01
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
UI65058 UI65059 UI65064
Modules/Macros
CELQSG04 CELQV004 HLE77A0J IGZBALCT IGZCEV4 IGZCMGEN IGZCMGJA IGZCMGUE IGZEDCCT IGZIBMCT IGZIGZCT IGZLLIBV IGZQCDA IGZQINPL IGZX2LW8 IGZX2UP8 IGZXAPI IGZXBSP4 IGZXBST4 IGZXCDA IGZXCFGU IGZXD24 IGZXDEA IGZXDED IGZXDER IGZXDMR IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXMVU8 IGZXPK2
Fix information
Fixed component name
LE ENT COBOL LI
Fixed component ID
568819812
Applicable component levels
R7A0 PSY UI65064
UP19/09/06 P F909
R7B0 PSY UI65062
UP19/09/06 P F909
R7BJ PSY UI65063
UP19/09/06 P F909
R7C0 PSY UI65058
UP19/09/06 P F909
R7CJ PSY UI65059
UP19/09/06 P F909
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 December 2020