JDK-4162583 : Provider api implementations are not synchronized properly
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: security-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.security
  • Affected Version: 1.2.0
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: solaris_2.5.1
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 1998-07-31
  • Updated: 2024-07-16
  • Resolved: 1999-02-03
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1.2.2 1.2.2Fixed
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Description
	The various mathods on java.security.Security for inserting,
removing and looking up providers and provider properties are not
synchronized. If providers are inserted or removed by one thread while
lookups are occuring in another thread then spurious failures such as
null pointer exceptions or bad array indexing may occur.
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: generic FIXED IN: 1.2.2 INTEGRATED IN: 1.2.2
14-06-2004
SUGGESTED FIX Synchronize access to the providers list.
11-06-2004
PUBLIC COMMENTS The various mathods on java.security.Security for inserting, removing and looking up providers and provider properties are not synchronized.
10-06-2004
EVALUATION jan.luehe@Eng 1999-02-03 fixed.
03-02-1999