PI42613: TRANSPARENTUSERASSERTIONFILTER.OVERLOADATTRIBUTES THROWS NPE AS NO DN IS SET IN THE PRINCIPALIDENTIFIER OBJECT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• TransparentUserAssertionFilter.overloadAttributes throws NPE as
  no dn is set in the PrincipalIdentifier Object of the security
  context.
  
  The exception appears infrequently and is hard to reproduce.
  
  Stack:
  
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.ibm.wps.um.TransparentUserAssertionFilter
  .overloadAttributes(TransparentUserAssertionFilter.java:226)
  at com.ibm.wps.um.TransparentUserAssertionFilter
  .postFilter(TransparentUserAssertionFilter.java:101)
  at com.ibm.wps.um.TransparentUserAssertionFilter
  .filter(TransparentUserAssertionFilter.java:156)
  at com.ibm.wps.um.PrincipalFilterChain
  .invokeFiltering(PrincipalFilterChain.java:117)
  at com.ibm.wps.um.FilterAdapter.get(FilterAdapter.java:162)
  at com.ibm.wps.um.PumaEngineHelper.reload(PumaEngineHelper
  .java:887)
  at com.ibm.wps.um.PumaEngineHelper
  .loadWithBaseAttributes(PumaEngineHelper.java:780)
  at com.ibm.wps.um.PumaLocatorImpl
  .findUserByObjectID(PumaLocatorImpl.java:388)
  at com.presence.connect.wmmcomms.UserUtils
  .getUserByObjectID(UserUtils.java:401)
  at com.presence.connect.wmmcomms.UserManagementServiceImpl$2
  .run(UserManagementServiceImpl.java:1659)
  at com.presence.connect.wmmcomms.UserManagementServiceImpl$2
  .run(UserManagementServiceImpl.java:1655)
  at com.ibm.wps.ac.impl.UnrestrictedAccessImpl
  .run(UnrestrictedAccessImpl.java:84)
  at com.ibm.wps.command.ac.ExecuteUnrestrictedCommand
  .execute(ExecuteUnrestrictedCommand.java:90)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.services.repository.PACServiceImpl
  .runAsPrivileged(PACServiceImpl.java:1962)
  at com.presence.connect.wmmcomms.AuthenticationUtils
  .runAsPrivileged(AuthenticationUtils.java:639)
  at com.presence.connect.wmmcomms.UserManagementServiceImpl
  .getPortalAdministratorPrincipal(UserManagementServiceImpl
  .java:1668)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.WCM_Repository
  .getSystemWorkspace_aroundBody8(WCM_Repository.java:284)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.WCM_Repository$AjcClosure9
  .run(WCM_Repository.java:1)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.WCMAPIWorkspaceAspect
  .ajc$around$com_ibm_workplace_wcm_api_WCMAPIWorkspaceAspect$1$77
  189ab8proceed(WCMAPIWorkspaceAspect.aj)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.WCMAPIWorkspaceAspect
  .ajc$around$com_ibm_workplace_wcm_api_WCMAPIWorkspaceAspect$1$77
  189ab8(WCMAPIWorkspaceAspect.aj:245)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.WCM_Repository
  .getSystemWorkspace(WCM_Repository.java:1)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.app.ui.portlet.standard.utils
  .PortletWorkspaceManager.getWorkspaceInternal(PortletWorkspaceMa
  nager.java:77)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.app.ui.portlet.standard.utils
  .PortletWorkspaceManager.getSystemWorkspace(PortletWorkspaceMana
  ger.java:38)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.app.ui.portlet.standard
  .JSRRenderingPortlet.getDelegationMappings(JSRRenderingPortlet
  .java:3496)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.app.ui.portlet.standard
  .JSRRenderingPortlet.access$000(JSRRenderingPortlet.java:174)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.app.ui.portlet.standard
  .JSRRenderingPortlet$1.run(JSRRenderingPortlet.java:3423)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.app.ui.portlet.standard
  .JSRRenderingPortlet$1.run(JSRRenderingPortlet.java:3419)
  at com.ibm.wps.ac.impl.UnrestrictedAccessImpl
  .run(UnrestrictedAccessImpl.java:84)
  at com.ibm.wps.command.ac.ExecuteUnrestrictedCommand
  .execute(ExecuteUnrestrictedCommand.java:90)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.utils.ItemUtils
  .executeUnrestricted(ItemUtils.java:223)
  at com.ibm.workplace.wcm.app.ui.portlet.standard
  .JSRRenderingPortlet.getDelegationMappingsUnrestricted(JSRRender
  ingPortlet.java:3429)
  ... 164 more
  

Local fix

• None available.
  

Problem summary

• A code fix for this issue is integrated into the WebSphere
  Portal & WCM Combined Cumulative Fix 18 (PI43778) for Portal
  8.0.0.1 available from Fix Central:
  
  http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent
  =ibm/WebSphere&product=ibm/WebSphere/WebSphere+Portal&release=Al
  l&platform=All&function=aparId&apars=PI43778
  

Problem conclusion

• Added check for dn==null.
  In case dn==null a warning is traced out.
  

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

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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