After spring upgradation to 1.5.9.RELEASE, my application is failing to run with some error as "Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Tomcat]"

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buildscript {
    ext {
        springBootVersion = '1.5.9.RELEASE'
    }
    repositories {
        mavenLocal()
        maven {
            name 'nexus'
            url "http://nexus.engati.ops:8081/repository/coviam-artifactory/"
            credentials {
                username repoUser
                password repoPassword
            }
        }
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/plugins-snapshot" }
        maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
        maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath ("io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:0.6.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT")
        classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:${springBootVersion}")
        classpath("com.nethum.common:custom-plugin-service:1.0.0.2")
    }
}

plugins {
    id "org.sonarqube" version "2.6.1"
    id "com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties" version "2.2.0"
    id 'org.ajoberstar.grgit' version '3.1.1'
    id 'com.diffplug.gradle.spotless' version '4.5.1'
}

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'idea'
apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
apply plugin: "jacoco"
apply plugin: 'org.ajoberstar.grgit'
apply plugin: 'com.diffplug.gradle.spotless'

jacoco {
    toolVersion = "0.7.6.201602180812"
}

repositories {
    mavenLocal()
    mavenCentral()
    maven {
        name 'nexus'
        url "http://nexus.engati.ops:8081/repository/coviam-artifactory/"
        credentials {
            username repoUser
            password repoPassword
        }
    }
    maven {
        url 'http://repo.spring.io/milestone'
    }
}

group 'com.engati'
if (project.hasProperty('appVersion')) {
    version = "${appVersion}"
} else {
    version = "${version}-BRANCH-${grgit.branch.current().name}-SNAPSHOT"
}


sourceCompatibility = 1.8
targetCompatibility = 1.8

dependencies {
    compile('com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.12.3')
    compileOnly("javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0")
    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web")
    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator")
    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa")
    compile(group: 'org.springframework.kafka', name: 'spring-kafka', version: '1.3.2.RELEASE')
    compile(group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-messaging', version: '4.3.11.RELEASE')
    compile('org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:1.3.5')
    compile('org.springframework:spring-jdbc:4.2.4.RELEASE')
    compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc:1.3.2.RELEASE')
    compile('org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:1.7.12')
    compile("org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombok_version}")
    compile('ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.1.7')
    compile('net.logstash.logback:logstash-logback-encoder:4.7')
    compile('ch.qos.logback:logback-access:1.1.7')
    compile('net.rakugakibox.springbootext:spring-boot-ext-logback-access:1.6')
    compile('org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.0')
    compile('com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3:1.10.58')
    compile('org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc:8.0.32')
    compile('org.springframework:spring-tx')
    compile('org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.1')
    compile("commons-net:commons-net:${commons_net_version}")
    compile('org.apache.commons:commons-collections4:4.1')
    compile('redis.clients:jedis:2.9.0')
    compile('com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.2.0')
    compile('io.springfox:springfox-swagger2:2.4.0')
    compile('io.springfox:springfox-swagger-ui:2.4.0')
    compile('io.prometheus:simpleclient_spring_boot:0.0.18')
    compile('org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-sleuth:1.0.0.RELEASE')
    compile('com.nethum.common:datetime-service:1.0.0.2')
    compile('com.nethum.common:nickfury-api-service:1.0.0.2')
    compile('com.nethum.common:data-processor-api-service:1.0.0.3')
    compile('com.nethum.common:natasha-api-service:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT')
    compile('net.javacrumbs.shedlock:shedlock-spring:0.5.0')
    compile('net.javacrumbs.shedlock:shedlock-provider-jdbc-template:0.5.0')
    compile('com.nethum.common:error-handling-service:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT')
    compile('com.nethum.common:error-handling-service:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT')
    compile('org.apache.commons:commons-csv:1.5')
    compile('org.apache.poi:poi:3.17')
    compile('org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml:3.17')
    compile('com.nethum.common:tag-service-sdk:1.0.0.2')
    compile('com.peoplehum.common:attachment-service:1.0.0.3')
    compile('com.peoplehum.common:platform-service-sdk:1.0.0.2')
    compile('com.peoplehum.common:user-service-sdk:1.0.0.2')
    compile('com.peoplehum.common:http-service-sdk:1.0.0.3')
    compile('com.nethum.common:custom-annotation-service:1.0.0.3')
    compile('com.peoplehum.common:redis-sdk:1.0.0-SNAPSHOT')
    compile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb')
    compile("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:${okhttp_version}")
    compile group: 'com.squareup.okhttp3', name: 'logging-interceptor', version: "${okhttp_version}"
    compile group: 'com.squareup.retrofit2', name: 'retrofit', version: "${retrofit_version}"
    compile group: 'com.squareup.retrofit2', name: 'converter-jackson', version: "${retrofit_version}"
    compile(group: 'com.engati', name: 'livechat-models-sdk', version: "${livechat_models_sdk_version}")
    compile(group: 'com.engati', name: 'onboarding-model-sdk', version: "${onboarding_model_sdk_version}")
    compile(group: 'com.googlecode.json-simple', name: 'json-simple', version: "${json_simple_version}")
    compile("com.peoplehum.common:payment-service-sdk:${payment_service_sdk_version}")
    compile(group: 'com.engati.common', name: 'bundle-model-sdk', version: "${bundle_model_sdk_version}")
    compile(group: 'com.nethum.common', name: 'notification-service-sdk', version: "${notification_service_version}")
    compile("com.engati:audit-service:${audit_service_version}")
    compile('org.apache.tika:tika-parsers:1.16') {
        exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: "slf4j-log4j12"
        exclude group: "com.healthmarketscience.jackcess", module: "jackcess-encrypt"
        exclude group: "com.healthmarketscience.jackcess", module: "jackcess"
        exclude group: "org.gagravarr", module: "vorbis-java-tika"
        exclude group: "org.tallison", module: "jmatio"
        exclude group: "org.tukaani", module: "xz"
        exclude group: "org.bouncycastle", module: "bcmail-jdk15on"
        exclude group: "org.bouncycastle", module: "bcprov-jdk15on"
        exclude group: "org.apache.pdfbox", module: "pdfbox-tools"
        exclude group: "org.apache.pdfbox", module: "jempbox"
        exclude group: "org.apache.poi", module: "poi-scratchpad"
        exclude group: "org.ccil.cowan.tagsoup", module: "tagsoup"
        exclude group: "org.ow2.asm", module: "asm"
        exclude group: "com.googlecode.mp4parser:", module: "isoparser"
        exclude group: "de.l3s.boilerpipe", module: "boilerpipe"
        exclude group: "com.rometools", module: "rome"
        exclude group: "org.gagravarr", module: "vorbis-java-core"
        exclude group: "com.pff", module: "java-libpst"
        exclude group: "com.github.junrar", module: "junrar"
        exclude group: "org.apache.cxf", module: "cxf-rt-rs-client"
        exclude group: "org.apache.commons", module: "commons-exec"
        exclude group: "commons-io", module: "commons-io"
        exclude group: "com.googlecode.json-simple", module: "json-simple"
        exclude group: "com.tdunning", module: "json"
        exclude group: "com.google.code.gson", module: "gson"
        exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: "slf4j-api"
        exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: "jul-to-slf4j"
        exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: "jcl-over-slf4j"
        exclude group: "edu.ucar", module: "netcdf4"
        exclude group: "edu.ucar", module: "grib"
        exclude group: "edu.ucar", module: "cdm"
        exclude group: "edu.ucar", module: "httpservices"
        exclude group: "org.apache.sis.core", module: "sis-utility"
        exclude group: "org.apache.sis.storage", module: "sis-netcdf"
        exclude group: "org.apache.sis.core", module: "sis-metadata"
        exclude group: "org.opengis", module: "geoapi"
        exclude group: "edu.usc.ir", module: "sentiment-analysis-parser"
        exclude group: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", module: "jackson-core"
    }
    compile(group: 'com.engati', name: 'redis-sync-service-model', version: "${redis_sync_model_version}")
    testCompile("junit:junit")
    testCompile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test")
    testCompile('com.h2database:h2:1.4.196')
    testCompile("com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit-mock:${retrofit_version}")
    compile(group: "com.engati.platform", name: "bot-external-api-event-model", version: "${bot_external_api_version}") {
        exclude(module: "bot-external-api-constant")
    }
    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-admin:9.0.0'
    compile(group: 'com.engati.common', name: 'broadcast-service-sdk', version: "${broadcast_service_sdk_version}") {
        exclude group: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core"
        exclude group: "org.projectlombok"
        exclude group: "org.apache.commons"
        exclude group: "com.googlecode.json-simple"
        exclude group: "com.engati", module: "interaction-commons"
        exclude group: "com.engati.common", module: "user-identification-sdk"
        exclude group: "com.engati.platform", module: "attribute-model"
    }
}
}

I am getting the following error, and below is the thread dump

Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardService[Tomcat]]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:167) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:793) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    ... 15 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Tomcat]]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:167) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:422) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    ... 17 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:948) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150) ~[tomcat-embed-core-8.5.23.jar:8.5.23]
    ... 19 common frames omitted

I checked these

For Java Servlet API Version:
Check Web Container Documentation: If you're deploying your application to a specific web container (like Apache Tomcat, Jetty, or any other), you can refer to its documentation to find out which version of the Servlet API it supports.
Check Servlet API JAR: If you have access to the libraries used in your project, you can locate the Servlet API JAR file and inspect its version. The Servlet API JAR file typically has a name like servlet-api-x.x.jar or javax.servlet-api-x.x.jar. The version can often be found in the file name or in the META-INF/MANIFEST.MF file inside the JAR.

Using gradle 4.4.1 and java 1.8

Answer 1

I found the solution, it was a version mismatch for some dependencies and it was also because of this dependency

compile('net.rakugakibox.springbootext:spring-boot-ext-logback-access:1.6')

Removing which resolved the error