--- old/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/OSVersion.java	2018-08-31 11:36:26.000000000 -0700
+++ new/test/lib/jdk/test/lib/OSVersion.java	2018-08-31 11:36:25.000000000 -0700
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.security.AccessController;
+import java.security.PrivilegedActionException;
+import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
 
 public final class OSVersion implements Comparable<OSVersion> {
     public static final OSVersion WINDOWS_95 = new OSVersion(4, 0);
@@ -69,9 +72,11 @@
         }
 
         // Try to get Solaris version from /etc/release
-        try (BufferedReader in =
-                     new BufferedReader(new FileReader("/etc/release"))) {
+        try (BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(AccessController.doPrivileged(
+                (PrivilegedExceptionAction<FileReader>) () -> new FileReader("/etc/release")))) {
             return in.readLine().trim().split(" ")[2];
+        } catch (PrivilegedActionException e) {
+            System.out.println("Second attempt failed with: " + e.getException().getMessage());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             System.out.println("Second attempt failed with: " + e.getMessage());
         }