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OA55933: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION SEEN WHILE DECRYPTING AN ASCII ARMOR FILE.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When attempting to decrypt a file that was encrypted in ascii
armor, a nullpointer exception is thrown and command processing
ends abnormally.

ERROR ibm.IBMPGPOperations (Logger.java:52) error  -  [Tue, 19
Jun 2018 12:58:52] java.lang.NullPointerExcept
ion
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.openpgp.facility.radix64.ASCIIArmorFa
cility.fillDecodeTransferBuffer(ASCIIArmorFacility.java:1025)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.openpgp.facility.radix64.ASCIIArmorFa
cility.read(ASCIIArmorFacility.java:1111)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.openpgp.facility.radix64.ASCIIArmorFa
cility.peek(ASCIIArmorFacility.java:993)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.openpgp.facility.io.IOFacility.peek(I
OFacility.java:200)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.openpgp.data.packet.factories.Standar
dPacketHeaderFactory.peekNextHeader(StandardPacketHeaderFactory.
java:143)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.openpgp.data.packet.factories.Standar
dPacketHeaderFactory.peekNextHeader(StandardPacketHeaderFactory.
java:48)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.openpgp.data.message.factory.OpenPGPM
essageFactory.generateMessage(OpenPGPMessageFactory.java:145)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.openpgp.ui.processors.DecryptCommandP
rocessor.process(DecryptCommandProcessor.java:102)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.EFOpenPGP.<init>(EFOpenPGP.java:130)
 at
com.ibm.encryptionfacility.EFOpenPGP.main(EFOpenPGP.java:818)
[code=001, type=SY, location=, application=OpenPGP,
traceID=JTID390986620219891, spi=DS]
2121695376 [mq-listen] INFO ibm.IBMPGPOperations
(Logger.java:42) info  -  [Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:58:52] decrypt.sh
ended with exit va
lue 3[code=001, type=SY, location=, application=OpenPGP,
traceID=JTID390986620219891, spi=DS]
2121695377 [mq-listen] INFO ibm.IBMPGPOperations
(Logger.java:42) info  -  [Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:58:52] Script
decrypt.sh executed: E
ncryption Facility output: CSD0050I Command processing ended
abnormally:
 CSD0065I No error message available.
 Exception: java.lang.NullPointerException


** Note that PTF UA97313 for this APAR has been marked as
   PE.  The fixing APAR is OA56871.

Local fix

  • 



Problem summary


    

  • ****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: Encryption Facility users who inadvertently  *
*                 malform the end ASCII Armor header record    *
*                 of an ASCII Armor message.                   *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Incorrect output of                     *
*                      NullPointerException instead of         *
*                      message CSD0806I.                       *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
During the processing of ASCII Armor,
if a malformed end ASCII Armor header record was encountered
Encryption Facility would incorrectly output a
NullPointerException stack trace instead of outputting OpenPGP
message CSD0806I.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • Changed order of code logic to prevent NullPointerException
from occurring and instead display OpenPGP message CSD0806I.

    



Temporary fix


    

  • 



Comments


    

  • &#215;**** PE19/02/09 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR OA56871  FOR DESCRIPTION

    



APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    OA55933
    • 

  • Reported component name
    ENCRYPTION FACI
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5752XXFIL
    • 

  • Reported release
    740
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2018-07-25
    • 

  • Closed date
    2018-09-06
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2019-02-15
    • 





    

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    • 

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

    
UA97313
    

    • 



Modules/Macros


    

  • CSDENCRY

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    ENCRYPTION FACI
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5752XXFIL
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R740  PSY  UA97313
       UP18/09/07  P  F809
    • 



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            Modified date:
            

            15 February 2019
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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