JDK-8255348 : NPE in PKIXCertPathValidator event logging code
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: security-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.security
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2020-10-23
  • Updated: 2021-01-28
  • Resolved: 2021-01-22
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JDK 17
17 b07Fixed
Related Reports
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JDK-8148188 - Enhance the security libraries to record events of interest
Description
A NullPointerException can be thrown if a TrustAnchor is specified as a name/public key, and not a certificate.

See https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/security-dev/2020-October/022972.html for more info.
Comments
Changeset: 18eb6d9e Author: Sean Coffey <coffeys@openjdk.org> Date: 2021-01-22 15:31:35 +0000 URL: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/commit/18eb6d9e
22-01-2021
Most likely affects all the versions that JDK-8148188 was fixed in.
23-10-2020