src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp

*** 913,922 ****
--- 913,941 ----
        resolved_method->signature()->as_C_string()
      );
      return;
    }
    
+   // check if invokespecial's interface method reference is in an indirect superinterface
+   if (!current_klass.is_null() && resolved_klass->is_interface()) {
+     Klass *klass_to_check = !InstanceKlass::cast(current_klass())->is_anonymous() ? 
+                                   current_klass() :
+                                   InstanceKlass::cast(current_klass())->host_klass();
+ 
+     if (!InstanceKlass::cast(klass_to_check)->is_same_or_direct_interface(resolved_klass())) {
+       ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
+       char buf[200];
+       jio_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+                    "Interface method reference: %s, is in an indirect superinterface of %s",
+                    Method::name_and_sig_as_C_string(resolved_klass(),
+                                                          resolved_method->name(),
+                                                          resolved_method->signature()),
+                    current_klass->external_name());
+       THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_IncompatibleClassChangeError(), buf);
+     }
+   }
+ 
    // check if not static
    if (resolved_method->is_static()) {
      ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
      char buf[200];
      jio_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),