[LOG4J2-3105] not able to deploy log4j-core-2.14.1 in weblogic12c

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Resolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.11.1, 2.12.1, 2.14.0, 2.13.3, 2.14.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.14.1
• Component/s: Core

Environment

WebLogic Server Version: 12.1.3.0.0

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Siddharth jain
• Created: 16/Jun/21 13:35
• Updated: 24/Mar/22 00:57
• Resolved: 04/Jan/22 22:39

Description

I m trying to upgrade my log4j to log4j2 , itried with log4j 2.8.1 with changes in web.xml, weblogic.xml and log4j2.xml files, it was getting deployed successfully. As this version is having vulnerability i tried with other versions 2.13.1, 2.13.2, 2.13.3, 2.14.0, 2.14.1 with log4j-api and log4j-core jar and log4j-slf4j-impl all with same version, slf4j-api-1.7.30 all giving following error :
An error occurred during activation of changes, please see the log for details.
null null
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
 
in weblogic server logs :
 
<Error> <Console> <BEA-240003> <Administration Console encountered the following error: weblogic.application.ModuleException: null
null
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.createModuleException(WebAppModule.java:1824)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.init(WebAppModule.java:270)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.init(WebAppModule.java:682)
at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ScopedModuleDriver.init(ScopedModuleDriver.java:162)
at weblogic.application.internal.ExtensibleModuleWrapper.init(ExtensibleModuleWrapper.java:98)
at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleListenerInvoker.init(ModuleListenerInvoker.java:84)
at weblogic.application.internal.flow.InitModulesFlow.initModule(InitModulesFlow.java:288)
at weblogic.application.internal.flow.InitModulesFlow.initModules(InitModulesFlow.java:301)
at weblogic.application.internal.flow.InitModulesFlow.prepare(InitModulesFlow.java:329)
at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment$1.next(BaseDeployment.java:706)
at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:42)
at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment.prepare(BaseDeployment.java:237)
at weblogic.application.internal.SingleModuleDeployment.prepare(SingleModuleDeployment.java:48)
at weblogic.application.internal.DeploymentStateChecker.prepare(DeploymentStateChecker.java:158)
at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.AppContainerInvoker.prepare(AppContainerInvoker.java:61)
at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.ActivateOperation.createAndPrepareContainer(ActivateOperation.java:208)
at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.ActivateOperation.doPrepare(ActivateOperation.java:98)
at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.AbstractOperation.prepare(AbstractOperation.java:233)
at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.handleDeploymentPrepare(DeploymentManager.java:749)
at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.prepareDeploymentList(DeploymentManager.java:1238)
at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.handlePrepare(DeploymentManager.java:252)
at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentServiceDispatcher.prepare(DeploymentServiceDispatcher.java:172)
at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.doPrepareCallback(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:171)
at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.access$000(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:13)
at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer$1.run(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:46)
at weblogic.work.SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl$WorkAdapterImpl.run(SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.java:548)
at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:311)
at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:263)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
at com.bea.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.bea.objectweb.asm.ClassReader.<init>(Unknown Source)
at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassInfoImpl.<init>(ClassInfoImpl.java:41)
at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassfinderClassInfos.polulateOneClassInfo(ClassfinderClassInfos.java:240)
at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassfinderClassInfos.populateClassInfos(ClassfinderClassInfos.java:193)
at weblogic.application.utils.annotation.ClassfinderClassInfos.<init>(ClassfinderClassInfos.java:44)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.War.initializeClassInfosIfNecessary(War.java:446)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.War.getAnnotatedClasses(War.java:376)
at weblogic.servlet.utils.WarUtils.isJsfApplication(WarUtils.java:258)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.detectJsfApplication(WebAppModule.java:277)
at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.init(WebAppModule.java:262)
 

Issue Links

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