PH26364: Handling of wildcard or unspecified addresses (i.e. INADDR_ANY) by P2P/SON results in NPE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Handling of wildcard or unspecified addresses (i.e.
  INADDR_ANY) by the Intelligent Management communication
  layer (P2P/SON) results in the following
  java.lang.NullPointerException:
  
  SonP2PShimImp E   ODCF8101E: Unexpected error:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.son.mesh.BroadcastIdMsg.<init>(BroadcastIdMsg.java:1
  19)
  at
  com.ibm.son.mesh.BroadcastMessageManager.sendToAll(Broadcast
  MessageManager.java:667)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.wsgroup.p2p.BroadcastRateLimiter.releaseAll(Broad
  castRateLimiter.java:76)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.wsgroup.p2p.BroadcastRateLimiter.broadcastEnvelop
  e(BroadcastRateLimiter.java:49)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.wsgroup.p2p.SonP2PShimImpl$Worker.oneStep(SonP2PS
  himImpl.java:1337)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.wsgroup.p2p.SonP2PShimImpl$Worker.run(SonP2PShimI
  mpl.java:1213)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:798)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server WAS ND edition                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Handling of wildcard or unspecified     *
  *                      addresses (i.e. INADDR_ANY) by P2P/SON  *
  *                      results in NPE.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Handling of wildcard or unspecified addresses (i.e. INADDR_ANY)
  by the Intelligent Management communication layer (P2P/SON)
  results in the following java.lang.NullPointerException:
  
  SonP2PShimImp E   ODCF8101E: Unexpected error:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.son.mesh.BroadcastIdMsg.<init>(BroadcastIdMsg.java:119)
  at
  com.ibm.son.mesh.BroadcastMessageManager.sendToAll(BroadcastMess
  ageManager.java:667)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.wsgroup.p2p.BroadcastRateLimiter.releaseAll(Broadcast
  RateLimiter.java:76)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.wsgroup.p2p.BroadcastRateLimiter.broadcastEnvelope(Br
  oadcastRateLimiter.java:49)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.wsgroup.p2p.SonP2PShimImpl$Worker.oneStep(SonP2PShimI
  mpl.java:1337)
  at
  com.ibm.ws.wsgroup.p2p.SonP2PShimImpl$Worker.run(SonP2PShimImpl.
  java:1213)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:798)
  

Problem conclusion

• The Intelligent Management communication layer (P2P/SON) has
  been altered to properly handle defined INADDR_ANY addresses.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  packs 8.5.5.18 and 9.0.5.5.  Please refer to the Recommended
  Updates page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

  WEBS APP SERV N

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8800

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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