[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (JBWEB-282) Lack of synchronization in org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil

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RH Bugzilla Integration commented on JBWEB-282:
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Rémy Maucherat <rmaucher at redhat.com> made a comment on [bug 1022634|https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1022634]

Some clarification.
Web 7.3 is a copy of the 7.2 branch (which is for EAP 6.1) with no additional changes, for EAP 6.2 maintenance if needed.
Web 7.4 is for EAP 6.3 (websockets + Servlet 3.1 upgrade).
                
> Lack of synchronization in org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JBWEB-282
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBWEB-282
>             Project: JBoss Web
>          Issue Type: Bug
>      Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) 
>          Components: Tomcat
>    Affects Versions: JBossWeb-7.0.16.GA, JBossWeb-7.2.1.GA
>         Environment: -JBoss EAP 6.1.1
>            Reporter: Aaron Ogburn
>            Assignee: Remy Maucherat
>             Fix For: JBossWeb-7.3.0.GA
>
>
> The unsynchronized objectCache in org.apache.catalina.security.SecurityUtil can cause jboss start up and application deployments to spin on concurrent hash map access. Fixed already upstream in tomcat:
> https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50138
> objectCache now needs to be a ConcurrentHashMap given our multithreaded starts.

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