NullPointerException in ReflectionUtil.isAssignableFrom() in JBoss EAP 6.

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Issue

  • When null method expression parameters are passed in, the request fails and JBoss throws a NullPointerException from org.apache.el.util.ReflectionUtil.isAssignableFrom():
ERROR [org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[jboss.web].[default-host].[/jbossNullBug].[jsf]] (http-/0.0.0.0:8080-1) Servlet.service() for servlet jsf threw exception: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at java.lang.Class.isAssignableFrom(Native Method) [rt.jar:1.7.0_01]
    at org.apache.el.util.ReflectionUtil.isAssignableFrom(ReflectionUtil.java:319) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.el.util.ReflectionUtil.getMethod(ReflectionUtil.java:185) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.el.parser.AstValue.invoke(AstValue.java:257) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.el.MethodExpressionImpl.invoke(MethodExpressionImpl.java:278) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at com.sun.faces.facelets.el.TagMethodExpression.invoke(TagMethodExpression.java:105) [jsf-impl-2.1.7-redhat-1.jar:2.1.7-redhat-1]
    at javax.faces.component.MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.invoke(MethodBindingMethodExpressionAdapter.java:88) [jboss-jsf-api_2.1_spec-2.0.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:2.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at com.sun.faces.application.ActionListenerImpl.processAction(ActionListenerImpl.java:102) [jsf-impl-2.1.7-redhat-1.jar:2.1.7-redhat-1]
    at javax.faces.component.UICommand.broadcast(UICommand.java:315) [jboss-jsf-api_2.1_spec-2.0.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:2.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.broadcastEvents(UIViewRoot.java:794) [jboss-jsf-api_2.1_spec-2.0.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:2.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot.processApplication(UIViewRoot.java:1259) [jboss-jsf-api_2.1_spec-2.0.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:2.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.InvokeApplicationPhase.execute(InvokeApplicationPhase.java:81) [jsf-impl-2.1.7-redhat-1.jar:2.1.7-redhat-1]
    at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:101) [jsf-impl-2.1.7-redhat-1.jar:2.1.7-redhat-1]
    at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118) [jsf-impl-2.1.7-redhat-1.jar:2.1.7-redhat-1]
    at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:593) [jboss-jsf-api_2.1_spec-2.0.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:2.0.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:329) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:248) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:275) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:161) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:153) [jboss-as-web-7.1.2.Final-redhat-1.jar:7.1.2.Final-redhat-1]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:155) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:368) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:877) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:679) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:931) [jbossweb-7.0.16.Final-redhat-1.jar:]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722) [rt.jar:1.7.0_01]

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 6

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