IV84284: CANNOT LOAD PKCS12 KEYSTORE FILE IN JAVA 8

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: When loading PKCS12 keystore file which contains
  entries with no alias in Java 8, an IOException with message
  "DerInputStream.getLength(): lengthTag=127, too big" is thrown
  and the keystore load fails.
  .
  Stack Trace: java.io.IOException: DerInputStream.getLength():
  lengthTag=127, too big.
      at
  com.ibm.security.util.DerInputStream.getLength(DerInputStream.ja
  va:724)
      at
  com.ibm.security.util.DerInputStream.getLength(DerInputStream.ja
  va:698)
      at com.ibm.security.util.DerValue.<init>(DerValue.java:254)
      at
  com.ibm.security.util.DerInputStream.readVector(DerInputStream.j
  ava:472)
      at
  com.ibm.security.util.DerInputStream.getSequence(DerInputStream.
  java:397)
      at
  com.ibm.crypto.provider.PKCS12KeyStoreOracle.engineLoad(Unknown
  Source)
      at java.security.KeyStore.load(KeyStore.java:1456)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Issue in DerInputStream on handling constructed indefinite
  length data
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix adds the correct logic to handle constructed indefinite
  length data.
  The associated RTC PR is 111440
  The associated Austin CMVC defect is 117231
  The associated Austin APAR is IV83669
  JVMs affected : Java 6.0, Java 6.1, Java 7.0, java 7.1 and Java
  8.0
  The fix was delivered for Java 6.0 SR16 FP30, Java 6.1 SR8 FP30,
  Java 7.0 SR9 FP50, Java 7.1 SR3 FP50 and Java 8.0 SR3 FP10
  The affected jar is "ibmpkcs.jar".
  The build level of this jar for the affected releases is
  "20160428"
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR3 FP10  (8.0.3.10)
     7    SR9 FP50  (7.0.9.50)
     6    SR16 FP30 (6.0.16.30)
     6 R1 SR8 FP30  (6.1.8.30)
     7 R1 SR3 FP50  (7.1.3.50)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

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

  SECURITY

• Fixed component ID

  620700125

Applicable component levels

• R270 PSY

     UP

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP