StackOverflowError - Java 9 Build 181

[Tom Hood]

I should add that we have not modified or overridden any policy files.
Also, we are not using a custom security manager.

On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 11:52 AM, Tom Hood <tom.w.hood at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I hit an infinite recursion loop probably related to PolicyFile that
> exists in Java 9 build 181 for windows 64-bit.  It might be related to
> JDK-8077418 <https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8077418>
>
> I haven't tracked down what is causing our webstart app to hit this
> problem yet, but I thought I would let you know sooner than later.  Also,
> it probably is not a problem for our particular application as I should be
> able to set the security manager to null which I think/hope will bypass
> this issue.  I will try today to reproduce it in our app so I can confirm
> if setting security manager to null will work for us.
>
> The stack looks like the following: (with many repeat stacks omitted)
>
> Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-2" java.lang.StackOverflowError
> at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.getPermissions(Po
> licyFile.java:1135)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.getPermissions(Po
> licyFile.java:1082)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.implies(PolicyFil
> e.java:1038)
> at java.base/java.security.provider.ProtectionDomain.implies(Pr
> otectionDomain.java:323)
> at java.base/java.security.provider.ProtectionDomain.impliesWit
> hAltFilePerm(ProtectionDomain.java:355)
> at java.base/java.security.provider.AccessControlContext.checkP
> ermission(AccessControlContext.java:450)
> at java.base/java.security.provider.AccessController.checkPermi
> ssion(AccessController.java:895)
> at java.base/java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(Security
> Manager.java:558)
> at jdk.javaws/com.sun.javaws.security.JavaWebStartSecurity.chec
> kPermission(JavaWebStartSecurity.java:237)
> at java.base/java.lang.SecurityManager.checkRead(SecurityManager.java:897)
> at java.base/java.io.File.isDirectory(File.java:845)
> at java.base/sun.net.www.ParseUtil.fileToEncodedURL(ParseUtil.java:299)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.canonicalizeCodeb
> ase(PolicyFile.java:1665)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.access$700(Policy
> File.java:263)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile$7.run(PolicyFile.java:1139)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile$7.run(PolicyFile.java:1136)
> **** and again ****
> at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.getPermissions(Po
> licyFile.java:1135)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.getPermissions(Po
> licyFile.java:1082)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.implies(PolicyFil
> e.java:1038)
> at java.base/java.security.provider.ProtectionDomain.implies(Pr
> otectionDomain.java:323)
> at java.base/java.security.provider.ProtectionDomain.impliesWit
> hAltFilePerm(ProtectionDomain.java:355)
> at java.base/java.security.provider.AccessControlContext.checkP
> ermission(AccessControlContext.java:450)
> at java.base/java.security.provider.AccessController.checkPermi
> ssion(AccessController.java:895)
> at java.base/java.lang.SecurityManager.checkPermission(Security
> Manager.java:558)
> at jdk.javaws/com.sun.javaws.security.JavaWebStartSecurity.chec
> kPermission(JavaWebStartSecurity.java:237)
> at java.base/java.lang.SecurityManager.checkRead(SecurityManager.java:897)
> at java.base/java.io.File.isDirectory(File.java:845)
> at java.base/sun.net.www.ParseUtil.fileToEncodedURL(ParseUtil.java:299)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.canonicalizeCodeb
> ase(PolicyFile.java:1665)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.access$700(Policy
> File.java:263)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile$7.run(PolicyFile.java:1139)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile$7.run(PolicyFile.java:1136)
> **** above lines start the stack that repeats until overflow ****
> at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.getPermissions(Po
> licyFile.java:1135)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.getPermissions(Po
> licyFile.java:1082)
> at java.base/sun.security.provider.PolicyFile.implies(PolicyFil
> e.java:1038)
>
> -- Tom
>
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