PQ83886: StoredResponse.setBuffersize did not check for null writer
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Abstract
StoredResponse.setBuffersize flushes the writer without checking if it is null or not. As a result, a NullPointerException is thrown.
 
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In a servlet chainging secario, the StoredResponse.setBuffersize was invoked. However, the method did not check for null writer and performed a flush action. As a result, this caused a NullPointerException.

USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server user applications accessing request.StoredResponse object.

NullPointerException was thrown by StoredResponse.setBufferSize method. The method should check if the writer of the Response object exists before invoking a flush action.

Add null checking code to the StoredResponse class before invoking flush action on the writer object.
 
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Please download the UpdateInstaller below to install this fix.
 
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Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Application Servers Runtimes for Java Technology Java SDK
Problems (APARs) fixed
PQ83886
 
 


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > Servlet Engine/Web Container
Operating system(s): Windows
Software version: 5.0.1
Software edition:
Reference #: 4006399
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Feb 12, 2004