(7.4.z) [PicketLink] XML processing in SAMLParserUtil fails on IBM JDK (SAMLAssertionParserTestCase#showParserIsFailingWithEmptyAttributeValue)

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.picketlink.identity.federation.core.parsers.util.SAMLParserUtil.parseAttributeStatement(SAMLParserUtil.java:201)
	at org.picketlink.identity.federation.core.parsers.saml.SAMLAssertionParser.parse(SAMLAssertionParser.java:142)
	at org.picketlink.identity.federation.core.parsers.saml.SAMLParser.parse(SAMLParser.java:67)
	at org.picketlink.common.parsers.AbstractParser.parse(AbstractParser.java:108)
	at org.picketlink.test.identity.federation.core.parser.saml.SAMLAssertionParserTestCase.showParserIsFailingWithEmptyAttributeValue(SAMLAssertionParserTestCase.java:300)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:95)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:55)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:45)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15)
	at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:42)
	at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:20)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:263)
	at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:68)
	at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:47)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:231)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.schedule(ParentRunner.java:60)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:229)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access(ParentRunner.java:50)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:222)
	at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:300)
	at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.execute(JUnit4Provider.java:254)
	at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.executeTestSet(JUnit4Provider.java:149)
	at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.invoke(JUnit4Provider.java:124)
	at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.invokeProviderInSameClassLoader(ForkedBooter.java:200)
	at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.runSuitesInProcess(ForkedBooter.java:153)
	at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.main(ForkedBooter.java:103)