[LOG4J2-3217] Configurator.initialize(String,ClassLoader,URI) throws NPE

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 2.15.0
• Component/s: Configurators

Environment

Just upgraded from log4j 2.11.0 to 2.15.0. It was working in 2.11.0.

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Étienne Miret
• Created: 13/Dec/21 14:07
• Updated: 16/Dec/21 11:08
• Resolved: 13/Dec/21 15:37

Description

Calling org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configurator.initialize (String, ClassLoader, URI) throws a NullPointerException:

 

2021-12-13 14:49:02,227 main ERROR There was a problem initializing the LoggerContext [TestDynamicFilter] using configuration at file:/****/log4j2-test-dynamic-filter.xml. java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector.ContextSelector.getContext(ContextSelector.java:112)
    at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:253)
    at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configurator.initialize(Configurator.java:182)
    at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configurator.initialize(Configurator.java:143)