Infinispan (configured as Hibernate cache) throws NullPointerException during startup

We are using Hibernate with Infinispan cache in our web-based application deployed on Apache Tomcat. The 14.0.22.Final version fails during startup while configuring Log4j2.

We do not have log4j2.xml on the classpath. Instead, the custom file is provided in the web.xml configuration (setting up the log4jConfiguration context parameter).

This works without problems with 14.0.21.Final (without changing any other dependencies). We use Hibernate 6.2.21.Final and Log4j 2.20.0.

 
25-Jan-2024 08:58:58.266 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart Skipped installing application listeners due to previous error(s)
25-Jan-2024 08:58:59.525 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart Error configuring application listener of class [org.apache.struts2.tiles.StrutsTilesListener]
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:490)
at org.apache.catalina.core.DefaultInstanceManager.newInstance(DefaultInstanceManager.java:150)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:4691)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5230)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:726)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:698)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:696)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:1024)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1911)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:825)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:475)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1618)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:319)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:123)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setStateInternal(LifecycleBase.java:423)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setState(LifecycleBase.java:366)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:946)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:835)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1396)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1386)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:140)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:919)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:263)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:432)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:927)
at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:772)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:345)
at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:476)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.infinispan.commons.logging.log4j.XmlConfiguration.setup(XmlConfiguration.java:90)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.initialize(AbstractConfiguration.java:256)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AbstractConfiguration.start(AbstractConfiguration.java:304)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.setConfiguration(LoggerContext.java:621)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(LoggerContext.java:694)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.reconfigure(LoggerContext.java:711)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext.start(LoggerContext.java:253)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:155)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl.Log4jContextFactory.getContext(Log4jContextFactory.java:47)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getContext(LogManager.java:196)
at org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getLogger(LogManager.java:599)
at org.apache.struts2.tiles.StrutsTilesListener.<clinit>(StrutsTilesListener.java:33)
... 46 more
25-Jan-2024 08:58:59.526 SEVERE [main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart Skipped installing application listeners due to previous error(s)