PH20341: LOADING APPLICATION SECURITY REPORT FAILS AND PRODUCES NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN SERVER LOGS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When you load the application security report, the server fails
  and logs a null pointer exception. This occurs
  whenever you open the reports tab and navigate to
  Application Security. The table shows that "an error has
  occurred" and a NullPointerException can be found in the server
  logs.
  
  2019-12-12 01:21:04,470 CST ERROR
  https-jsse-nio-0.0.0.0-8443-exec-14
  com.urbancode.commons.web.filter.ExceptionHandlingFilter -
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  java.lang.NullPointerException at
  com.urbancode.ds.subsys.report.domain.security_report.AbstractSe
  curityReport.getUserActionMap(AbstractSecurityReport.java:183)
  at
  com.urbancode.ds.subsys.report.domain.security_report.AbstractSe
  curityReport.run(AbstractSecurityReport.java:108)
  at
  com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.report.ReportResource.getOffsetReportR
  esultsAsCsv(ReportResource.java:516)
  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
  at
  sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessor
  Impl.java:90)
  at
  sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethod
  AccessorImpl.java:55)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All end users on all supported browsers.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When you load the application security report, the server    *
  * fails                                                        *
  * and logs a null pointer exception. This occurs               *
  * whenever you open the reports tab and navigate to            *
  * Application Security. The table shows that "an error has     *
  * occurred" and a NullPointerException can be found in the     *
  * server                                                       *
  * logs.                                                        *
  *                                                              *
  * 2019-12-12 01:21:04,470 CST ERROR                            *
  * https-jsse-nio-0.0.0.0-8443-exec-14                          *
  * com.urbancode.commons.web.filter.ExceptionHandlingFilter -   *
  * java.lang.NullPointerException                               *
  * java.lang.NullPointerException at                            *
  * com.urbancode.ds.subsys.report.domain.security_report.Abstra *
  * ctSe                                                         *
  * curityReport.getUserActionMap(AbstractSecurityReport.java:18 *
  * 3)                                                           *
  * at                                                           *
  * com.urbancode.ds.subsys.report.domain.security_report.Abstra *
  * ctSe                                                         *
  * curityReport.run(AbstractSecurityReport.java:108)            *
  * at                                                           *
  * com.urbancode.ds.web.rest.report.ReportResource.getOffsetRep *
  * ortR                                                         *
  * esultsAsCsv(ReportResource.java:516)                         *
  * at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native       *
  * Method)                                                      *
  * at                                                           *
  * sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAcce *
  * ssor                                                         *
  * Impl.java:90)                                                *
  * at                                                           *
  * sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMe *
  * thod                                                         *
  * AccessorImpl.java:55)                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Fixed in version 7.1.1.2                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix is provided in IBM UrbanCode Deploy 7.1.1.2
  

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

  UC DEPLOY

• Fixed component ID

  5725M5400

Applicable component levels