[7u] Request for approval for 8024861: Incomplete token triggers GSS-API NullPointerException

[Dalibor Topic]

Thanks, Weijun - approved for jdk7u-dev.

On 9/27/13 12:34 AM, Weijun Wang wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> This is a request to backport a jdk8 fix into jdk7u-dev.
> 
> 8024861: Incomplete token triggers GSS-API NullPointerException
> 
>    https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8024861
> 
> It avoids an NPE by substituting it with a GSSException.
> 
> The fix is already included in jdk8 as:
> 
>    http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/eb2c81533876
> 
> The review thread was
> 
> 
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/security-dev/2013-September/008961.html
> 
> The patch for jdk7u-dev is identical to the one in jdk8.
> 
> The fix is low-risk, and isolated. A new regression test added. Existing tests also run fine.
> 
> Thanks
> Weijun



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