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IJ13437: AQL QUERY CONTAINING AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS IN THE 'WHERE' CLAUSE GENERATES AN AQLPARSEREXCEPTION

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • It has been identified that a RuntimeException is generated
when executing invalid AQL queries that contain aggregate
functions in the WHERE clause.
In the QRadar user interface, messages similar to the following
might be returned when this issue is occurring:
(0) Aggregate functions not allowed in WHERE clause.
Hide details
Aggregate functions not allowed in WHERE clause.
select FIRST(username) as x from events where x is not null
Messages similar to the following might visible in
/var/log/qradar.log when this issue is occurring:
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724] com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.Parser: [ERROR]
[NOT:0000003000][127.0.0.1/- -] [-/- -]Aggregate functions not
allowed in WHERE clause.
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.AQLParserException: Aggregate
functions not allowed in WHERE clause.
x from events where x is not null
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.ParserBase.processExpression(ParserBa
se.java:374)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.ParserBase.processBooleanExpression(P
arserBase.java:1182)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.ParserBase.createQueryParams(ParserBa
se.java:1433)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.ParserBase.parseBatch(ParserBase.java
:1636)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.Parser.parseStatement(Parser.java:156
)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.Parser.executeStatement(Parser.java:6
6)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ConnectedClient.processStatement(ConnectedClien
t.java:367)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ConnectedClient.processMessage(ConnectedClient.
java:308)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ConnectedClient.run(ConnectedClient.java:136)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExec
utor.java:1160)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExe
cutor.java:635)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:811)
[tomcat.tomcat] [admin@127.0.0.1 (7613)
/console/JSON-RPC/QRadar.isAqlQueryParsable
QRadar.isAqlQueryParsable]
com.q1labs.uiframeworks.util.MessageUtils: [WARN]
[NOT:0000004000][127.0.0.1/- -] [-/- -]    Response Code: 0
(Aggregate functions not allowed in WHERE clause.) not found.
Error will be added as a GLOBAL_MESSAGE and resource key will
be errors.0

Local fix

  • No workaround available.

Problem summary

  • It has been identified that a RuntimeException is generated
when executing invalid AQL queries that contain aggregate
functions in the WHERE clause.
In the QRadar user interface, messages similar to the following
might be returned when this issue is occurring:
(0) Aggregate functions not allowed in WHERE clause.
Hide details
Aggregate functions not allowed in WHERE clause.
select FIRST(username) as x from events where x is not null
Messages similar to the following might visible in
/var/log/qradar.log when this issue is occurring:
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724] com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.Parser: [ERROR]
[NOT:0000003000][127.0.0.1/- -] [-/- -]Aggregate functions not
allowed in WHERE clause.
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.AQLParserException: Aggregate
functions not allowed in WHERE clause.
x from events where x is not null
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.ParserBase.processExpression(ParserBa
se.java:374)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.ParserBase.processBooleanExpression(P
arserBase.java:1182)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.ParserBase.createQueryParams(ParserBa
se.java:1433)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.ParserBase.parseBatch(ParserBase.java
:1636)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.Parser.parseStatement(Parser.java:156
)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ql.parser.Parser.executeStatement(Parser.java:6
6)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ConnectedClient.processStatement(ConnectedClien
t.java:367)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ConnectedClient.processMessage(ConnectedClient.
java:308)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
com.q1labs.ariel.ConnectedClient.run(ConnectedClient.java:136)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExec
utor.java:1160)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at
java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExe
cutor.java:635)
[ariel_proxy.ariel_proxy_server] [ariel_client
/127.0.0.1:33724]    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:811)
[tomcat.tomcat] [admin@127.0.0.1 (7613)
/console/JSON-RPC/QRadar.isAqlQueryParsable
QRadar.isAqlQueryParsable]
com.q1labs.uiframeworks.util.MessageUtils: [WARN]
[NOT:0000004000][127.0.0.1/- -] [-/- -]    Response Code: 0
(Aggregate functions not allowed in WHERE clause.) not found.
Error will be added as a GLOBAL_MESSAGE and resource key will
be errors.0

Problem conclusion

  • This issue was fixed in QRadar 7.3.2

Temporary fix

  • 



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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IJ13437
    • 

  • Reported component name
    QRADAR SOFTWARE
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5725QRDSW
    • 

  • Reported release
    732
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2019-02-11
    • 

  • Closed date
    2019-02-20
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2019-02-20
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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    QRADAR SOFTWARE
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5725QRDSW
    • 



Applicable component levels


    








      
              
                            

              

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Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            20 February 2019
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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