PH60968: A CRASH IS ENCOUNTERED WHEN FIRST ELEMENT OF A JSON ARRAY IS LARGE WHEN USING THE PACKAGE FUNCTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When the PACKAGE function is used to package a JSON type which
  represents an element in a JSON array where the array is the
  entire JSON document, if the first element of the array is
  large, abnormal program termination may occur during execution
  of the Package function.
  

Local fix

• ITXCQ - ITX00062446
  GK / GK
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  IBM Transformation Extender users using  PACKAGE on the elements
  of a JSON document which is an array.
  
  Problem Description:
  When the PACKAGE function is used to package a JSON type which
  represents an element in a JSON array where the array is the
  entire JSON document, if the first element of the array is
  large, abnormal program termination may occur during execution
  of the Package function.
  
  Platforms Affected:
  All
  

Problem conclusion

• Abnormal program termination could occur when the first element
  was large due to a call to a system memory deallocation function
  with an invalid argument. The logic which makes this call was
  corrected to ensure that a valid argument is used in the call to
  deallocate the allocated memory.
  
  Applies to:
  10.1.0.2, 10.1.1.1, 10.1.2.1, 11.0.0.0
  
  Fixed in the next service packs and releases.
  
  To obtain the fix for this APAR:
  
  To see if the next fix pack or product release is available,
  check the IBM Transformation Extender product Release Notes
  page:
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/318755
  
  If a fix pack release is available, download it from Fix
  Central:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  
  If a new product release is available, download it from Passport
  Advantage:
  https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao_customer.html
  
  
  If the fix pack or product release is not available and you
  require the APAR fix immediately, request a Limited Availability
  Interim Fix (LAIF) by opening a support Case:
  https://www.ibm.com/mysupport
  

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

  ITX

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q2300

Applicable component levels