IJ52777: SECURERANDOM.GENERATESEED CRASHES WHEN IT IS CALLED WITH AN ARGUMENT OF 0.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message, as reported by customer: None.
  
  Stack Trace, if applicable: <32e1200> !j9method
  0x0000000001A945D0
  com/ibm/security/capi/PRNG.generateSeed(I[B)[B // native, passed
  0, null
  <32e1200> !j9method 0x0000000001A94650
  com/ibm/security/capi/PRNG.engineGenerateSeed(I)[B // passed 0
  <32e1200> !j9method 0x00000000014D7FD8
  java/security/SecureRandom.generateSeed(I)[B // passed 0
  <32e1200> !j9method 0x0000000001A89738
  com/ibm/crypto/provider/aw.a([B)V // passed a zero length array
  <32e1200> !j9method 0x0000000001A88FB0
  com/ibm/crypto/provider/av.generateSeed([B)V // passed a zero
  length array
  <32e1200> !j9method 0x0000000004DC93D0
  com/ibm/crypto/provider/SHA1PRNGV2.engineGenerateSeed(I)[B //
  passed 0
  <32e1200> !j9method 0x00000000014D7FD8
  java/security/SecureRandom.generateSeed(I)[B // passed 0
  Other Error Information, as reported by customer: None.
  

Local fix

• Workaround: None.
  

Problem summary

• The SecureRandom instance using the SHA1PRNG algorithm crashes
  on the Windows platform when generateSeed is called with an
  argument of 0.
  
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  
  When constructing a SecureRandom instance using the SHA1PRNG
  algorithm, calling the generateSeed method with an argument of 0
  
  causes a crash on the Windows platform.
  

Problem conclusion

• IBMCAC has been updated to handle the 0 value when it is passed
  as an argument to SecureRandom.generateSeed
  
  Binary affected  ibmcac.jar
  
  GIT Issues  IBMCAC #49
  
  RTC Problem Report  151855
  
  Build version: Java 8  build_2024102257
  
  JVM to be delivered in  JDK 8 SR8 FP40
  

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

  TIV JAVA CRYPTO

• Fixed component ID

  TIVSECJCE

Applicable component levels