Java serialization hits InvalidClassException after updating to EAP 7.4.13+ / EAP 8.0+

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Issue

  • After updating to EAP 7.4 Update 13+, some application serialization began experiencing the following exception:
Caused by: java.io.InvalidClassException: filter status: REJECTED
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream.filterCheck(ObjectInputStream.java:1332) [rt.jar:1.8.0_372]
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readHandle(ObjectInputStream.java:1800) [rt.jar:1.8.0_372]
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1633) [rt.jar:1.8.0_372]
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream.defaultReadFields(ObjectInputStream.java:2430) [rt.jar:1.8.0_372]
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readSerialData(ObjectInputStream.java:2354) [rt.jar:1.8.0_372]
    at java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(ObjectInputStream.java:2212) [rt.jar:1.8.0_372]
  • Getting filter status: REJECTED after upgrading from JBoss EAP 7 to JBoss EAP 8.0 :
java.io.InvalidClassException: filter status: REJECTED
  at java.base/java.io.ObjectInputStream.filterCheck(ObjectInputStream.java:1385)
  at java.base/java.io.ObjectInputStream.readHandle(ObjectInputStream.java:1841)
  at java.base/java.io.ObjectInputStream.readClassDesc(ObjectInputStream.java:1884)
  at java.base/java.io.ObjectInputStream.readOrdinaryObject(ObjectInputStream.java:2223)
  at java.base/java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject0(ObjectInputStream.java:1709)
  at java.base/java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:500)
  at java.base/java.io.ObjectInputStream.readObject(ObjectInputStream.java:458)
  at java.base/java.util.HashMap.readObject(HashMap.java:1465)

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 7.4 Update 13+
    • 8.0+

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