[LOG4J2-640] java.lang.NullPointerException cause by NULLThread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() when logging

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0-rc1
• Fix Version/s: 2.0-rc2
• Component/s: Core

Environment

Linux,java 1.6

• Assignee: Matt Sicker
• Reporter: LIUJIAN
• Created: 16/May/14 16:39
• Updated: 06/Jun/14 22:21
• Resolved: 06/Jun/14 22:21

Description

EXCEPTION:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ThrowableProxy.loadClass(ThrowableProxy.java:468)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ThrowableProxy.resolvePackageData(ThrowableProxy.java:395)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.ThrowableProxy.<init>(ThrowableProxy.java:97)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent.<init>(Log4jLogEvent.java:114)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jLogEvent.<init>(Log4jLogEvent.java:90)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.DefaultLogEventFactory.createEvent(DefaultLogEventFactory.java:49)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig.log(LoggerConfig.java:365)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.Logger.log(Logger.java:112)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.spi.AbstractLogger.error(AbstractLogger.java:605)
at com.taobao.security.sm.service.manager.SmServiceConfigManager.handleAppConfig(SmServiceConfigManager.java:133)

SOURCE:
loadClass() in ThrowableProxy.java:
clazz = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(className);

REASON:
Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() return null to raise NullPointerException.

pls fix it.