Liferay does not start when using latest version of JDK (8u261)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.2.X EE
• Fix Version/s: 6.2.X EE
• Component/s: Environments > Java Runtime
• Labels:
  • ee-ts
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal-ee/pull/20408

Issue
Liferay does not start when using latest version of JDK (8u261)
https://download.oracle.com/otn/java/jdk/8u261-b12/a4634525489241b9a9e1aa73d9e118e6/jdk-8u261-linux-x64.tar.gz

Steps to Reproduce

1. Prepare an environment with JDK 8u261
   https://download.oracle.com/otn/java/jdk/8u261-b12/a4634525489241b9a9e1aa73d9e118e6/jdk-8u261-linux-x64.tar.gz
2. Run java -version to make sure u261 is active 
3. Prepare the latest 6.2 SP20 bundle (ships with portal-154)
4. Start Liferay

Expected Results
The server starts up without errors and Liferay is available

Actual Results
The server does not start up, throwing the following error:

SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet Friendly URL Servlet - Public threw exception
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid version number: Version number may be negative or greater than 255
	at com.liferay.ibm.icu.util.VersionInfo.getInstance(VersionInfo.java:191)
...

Reproduced in
JDK 8u261 + portal-154
JDK 8u261 + portal-172

Not reproduced in
JDK 8u151 + portal-172
JDK 8u251 + portal-172

Attachments
Successful startup: JDK 251 with portal-154 (log1)
Unsuccessful startup: JDK 261 with portal-154 (log2)
Unsuccessful startup: JDK 261 with portal-172 (log3)

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