Java crash in java.util.GregorianCalendar.computeTime

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Environment

  • OpenJDK
    • 8u372
    • 11.0.19
    • 17.0.7

Issue

  • After recently upgrading to OpenJDK 11.0.19, we started seeing crashes in java.util.GregorianCalendar.computeTime:
Stack: [0x00007f3d8974c000,0x00007f3d8984d000],  sp=0x00007f3d8984af90,  free space=1019k
Native frames: (J=compiled Java code, A=aot compiled Java code, j=interpreted, Vv=VM code, C=native code)
J 35755 c2 java.util.GregorianCalendar.computeTime()V java.base@11.0.19 (970 bytes) @ 0x00007f3dcdbc0433 [0x00007f3dcdbbf440+0x0000000000000ff3]
J 35704 c1 java.text.SimpleDateFormat.parse(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/text/ParsePosition;)Ljava/util/Date; java.base@11.0.19 (446 bytes) @ 0x00007f3dc7cc3c5c [0x00007f3dc7cc27a0+0x00000000000014bc]
j  org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils.parseDateWithLeniency(Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/String;Z)Ljava/util/Date;+153
j  org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils.parseDateStrictly(Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/util/Date;+3

Resolution

  • This will be fixed in the July 2023 quarterly releases (JDK8u382/JDK11.0.20/JDK17.0.8).
  • Workarounds:
    • Downgrade to OpenJDK 8u362/11.0.18/17.0.6 or earlier.
    • -XX:CompileCommand=exclude,java.util.GregorianCalendar::computeTime
    • -XX:-UseLoopPredicate
    • Change application code to call java.util.GregorianCalendar.computeTime with lenient="true".

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