IV51331: UNEXPECTED PERMISSION REQUIRED TO READ SYSTEM PROPERTIES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: Access denied ("java.util.PropertyPermission"
  "com.ibm.crypto.provider.AESNITrace" "read")
  .
  Stack Trace: at
  java.security.AccessController.throwACE(AccessController.java:10
  0)
   at
  java.security.AccessController.checkPermission(AccessController.
  java:174)
   at
  java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(SecurityManager.java:5
  49)
   at
  java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPropertyAccess(SecurityManager.ja
  va:1302)
   at java.lang.System.getProperty(System.java:426)
   at java.lang.System.getProperty(System.java:410)
   at com.ibm.crypto.provider.IBMJCE.<clinit>(Unknown Source)
  .
  If security manager was turned on, the access to the following
  properties will fail:
  1. com.ibm.crypto.provider.AESNITrace
  2. com.ibm.crypto.provider.doAESInHardware
  

Local fix

• Add corresponding permission to java.policy file.
  

Problem summary

• The problem happens because the properties were not read in
  doPrivileged blocks
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  7.0.0 SR6 FP1
  6.0.1 SR7 FP1
  6.0.0 SR15 FP1
  5.0.0 SR16 FP5
  .
  A fix is made to IBMJCEProvider to read the properties in the
  doPrivileged block. The fix is also made for internal
  properties.
  The associated Hursley CMVC defect is 200997
  The associated Austin CMVC defect is 114938
  JVMs affected: Java 5.0, Java 6.0, Java 626 and Java 7.0
  The fix was delivered for Java 5.0 SR16FP5, Java 6.0 SR15FP1,
  Java 626 SR7FP1 and Java 7.0 SR6FP1
  The affected jar is "ibmjceprovider.jar".
  The build level of this jar for the affected releases is
  "20131024"
  

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:

  IV51332

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SECURITY

• Fixed component ID

  620700125

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP