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new dcf5627249 Re-order checks to avoid NPE. Identified by Coverity Scan.
dcf5627249 is described below
commit dcf5627249321eddee9d0c0ebe62aa7315290ed3
Author: Mark Thomas <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Oct 14 07:43:12 2025 +0100
Re-order checks to avoid NPE. Identified by Coverity Scan.
---
java/org/apache/catalina/loader/WebappLoader.java | 6 +++---
webapps/docs/changelog.xml | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/java/org/apache/catalina/loader/WebappLoader.java
b/java/org/apache/catalina/loader/WebappLoader.java
index 1ed39f81ff..55a18b1527 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/catalina/loader/WebappLoader.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/catalina/loader/WebappLoader.java
@@ -570,6 +570,9 @@ public class WebappLoader extends LifecycleMBeanBase
implements Loader, Property
URL[] repositories = ((URLClassLoader) loader).getURLs();
for (URL url : repositories) {
String repository = url.toString();
+ if (repository == null) {
+ continue;
+ }
if (repository.startsWith("file:")) {
// Let the JRE handle all the edge cases for URL to path
conversion.
try {
@@ -581,9 +584,6 @@ public class WebappLoader extends LifecycleMBeanBase
implements Loader, Property
} else {
continue;
}
- if (repository == null) {
- continue;
- }
if (classpath.length() > 0) {
classpath.append(File.pathSeparator);
}
diff --git a/webapps/docs/changelog.xml b/webapps/docs/changelog.xml
index 62baac1ab9..8a1f106c6f 100644
--- a/webapps/docs/changelog.xml
+++ b/webapps/docs/changelog.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@
issues do not "pop up" wrt. others).
-->
<section name="Tomcat 9.0.112 (remm)" rtext="in development">
+ <subsection name="Catalina">
+ <changelog>
+ <fix>
+ When generating the class path in the Loader, re-order the check on
+ individual class path components to avoid a potential
+ <code>NullPointerException</code>. Identified by Coverity Scan. (markt)
+ </fix>
+ </changelog>
+ </subsection>
<subsection name="Other">
<changelog>
<update>
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