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PH33831: INVALID VERSION NUMBER: VERSION NUMBER MAY BE NEGATIVE OR GREATER THAN 255

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Invalid version number: Version number may be negative or
greater than 255

Local fix

  • In CICS TG 9.3 , the current available ICU4J level is 65.1, The
reported bug is fixed in level 68.1 . To fix , CICS TG jars
which bundle ICU4J should be be upgraded to level 68.1

Problem summary

  • CICS TG jars includes the classes from icu4j.jar and hence
 vulnerable to this vulnerability.When  java is updated with
 minor version > 255, the issue is seen.

Problem conclusion

  • CICS TG has been updated to address the issue.

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PH33831
    • 

  • Reported component name
    CTG V9 FOR Z/OS
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5655Y2000
    • 

  • Reported release
    930
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2021-01-27
    • 

  • Closed date
    2021-03-16
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2021-06-02
    • 





    

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

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

    
PH34255 UI74453 UI74922 UI75582
    

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Modules/Macros


    

  • CTG00196 CTG00197 CTG00199 CTG00200 CTG00201 CTG00204 CTG00470
CTG00471 CTG00473 CTG00474 CTG00475 CTG00476 CTG00477 CTG00478
CTG00479 CTG00480 CTG00481 CTG00482 CTG00483 CTG00485 CTG00486
CTG00487 CTG00488 CTG00489 CTG00490 CTG00491 CTG00522 CTG00524
CTG00526 CTG00528 CTG00530 CTG00533 CTG00535 CTG00537 CTG00540
CTG00552 CTG00553 CTG00554 CTG00555 CTG00560 CTG00565 CTG00567
CTG00568 CTG00570 CTG00586 CTG00587 CTG00588 CTG00589 CTG00590
CTG00591 CTG00592 CTG00623 CTG00628 CTG00638 CTG00653 CTG00945
CTG00946 CTG00948 CTG00949 CTG00950 CTG00951 CTG00952 CTG00953
CTG00954 CTG00955 CTG00956 CTG00957 CTG00958 CTG00959 CTG00960
CTG00963 CTG00969 CTG00978 CTG00984 CTG00985 CTG00986 CTG00987
CTG00988 CTGACCPT CTGALLOC CTGAPPLY CTGASIS  CTGBATCH CTGCONF
CTGCONV  CTGDDDEF CTGE3L2J CTGE3LEN CTGENV   CTGGCONC CTGGTOKC
CTGINIT  CTGISMKD CTGIZFS0 CTGIZFS1 CTGJOB   CTGJS2LS CTGJS2R
CTGLS2JS CTGMKDIR CTGPROC  CTGRECV  CTGRECVE CTGRESBC CTGS01A1
CTGS02A1 CTGS03A1 CTGS03A2 CTGS04A1 CTGS05NV CTGS08A1 CTGSACOC
CTGSMF   CTGSMFA  CTGSMFB  CTGSMFR  CTGSMFRD CTGSMPSU CTGSOCOC
CTGSSLPW CTGSTAT1 CTGSTATS CTGSTDAT CTGSTDIC CTGSTJOB CTGSTLOC
CTGSTPIC CTGSTQUC CTGT0194 CTGT0195 CTGT0443 CTGT0444 CTGT0449
CTGT0452 CTGT0453 CTGT0454 CTGT0455 CTGT0456 CTGT0457 CTGT0458
CTGT0459 CTGT0460 CTGT0461 CTGT0462 CTGT0463 CTGT0467 CTGT0469
CTGT0556 CTGT0557 CTGT0562 CTGT0564 CTGT0595 CTGT0596 CTGT0597
CTGT0598 CTGT0599 CTGT0600 CTGT0601 CTGT0602 CTGT0603 CTGT0604
CTGT0605 CTGT0606 CTGT0607 CTGT0608 CTGT0612 CTGT0613 CTGT0616
CTGT0617 CTGT0618 CTGT0619 CTGT0620 CTGT0621 CTGT0622 CTGT0626
CTGT0639 CTGT0641 CTGT0642 CTGT0643 CTGT0645 CTGT0647 CTGT0652
CTGT0947 CTGT0964 CTGT0965 CTGT0966 CTGT0967 CTGT0968 CTGT0970
CTGT0971 CTGT0973 CTGT0976 CTGT0977 CTGTESTL CTGTESTR CTGWLPAX

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    CTG V9 FOR Z/OS
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5655Y2000
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R910  PSY  UI75582
       UP21/05/28  P  F105
    • 

  • R920  PSY  UI74453
       UP21/03/18  P  F103
    • 

  • R930  PSY  UI74922
       UP21/04/16  P  F104
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            03 June 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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