JNI Apps crash with SIGABRT using 1.4.1_01 on Linux

On Red Hat Linux release 7.3 Kernel 2.4.18-3smp on an i686 with
j2sdk-1_4_1_01-linux-i586
java version "1.4.1_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_01-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1_01-b01, mixed mode)

Using gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-110)

JNI program crash (with SIGABRT) while re-throwing an exception from the
JNI layer in JDK 1.4.1 on Linux.

Actual Output from testcase
--------------------------
Hello world!
before doit
throwing
Abort


This behavior is not seen with JDK 1.2.2_014 and on Solaris using JDK 1.4.1_01.

Expected / Actual Output
------------------------
Hello world!
before doit
throwing
re-throwing in bad_alloc
caught bad_alloc

Testcase is located in the attachments and the native stack trace is below.

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(no debugging symbols found)...
Core was generated by `java -Djava.library.path=. HelloWorld'.
Program terminated with signal 6, Aborted.
Reading symbols from /lib/i686/libpthread.so.0...
(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/libpthread.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/i686/libc.so.6...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/libc.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...(no debugging symbols
found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Reading symbols from
/home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so...done.
Loaded symbols for /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
Reading symbols from /lib/libnsl.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libnsl.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib/i686/libm.so.6...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/i686/libm.so.6
Reading symbols from
/home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/native_threads/libhpi.so...done.
Loaded symbols for
/home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/native_threads/libhpi.so
Reading symbols from /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/libverify.so...
done.
Loaded symbols for /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/libverify.so
Reading symbols from
/home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so...done.
Loaded symbols for /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/libjava.so
Reading symbols from
/home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/libzip.so...done.
Loaded symbols for /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/libzip.so
Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_files.so.2
Reading symbols from /home/albert/CBOE/linux/libhello.so...done.
Loaded symbols for /home/albert/CBOE/linux/libhello.so
#0 0x42029241 in kill () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6
(gdb) where
#0 0x42029241 in kill () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6
#1 0x40033c4b in raise () from /lib/i686/libpthread.so.0
#2 0x4202a7d2 in abort () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6
#3 0x40345125 in __default_terminate () at ../../gcc/libgcc2.c:-1
#4 0x40345142 in __terminate ()
   from /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#5 0x4c6fde41 in __rethrow (index=0x4c7042ec)
   from /home/albert/CBOE/linux/libhello.so
#6 0x4c6fcc32 in TestClass::doit (this=0xbfffd6c3) at TestClass.cpp:21
#7 0x4c6fcd4b in TestClass::run (this=0xbfffd6c3) at TestClass.cpp:27
#8 0x4c6fcb92 in Java_HelloWorld_displayHelloWorld (env=0x8051bec,
    obj=0xbfffd700) at HelloWorldImpl.cpp:12
#9 0x423f9b52 in ?? ()
#10 0x423f3ddb in ?? ()
#11 0x423f1104 in ?? ()
#12 0x40245116 in JavaCalls::call_helper ()
   from /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#13 0x402dff45 in os::os_exception_wrapper ()
   from /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#14 0x402451f4 in JavaCalls::call ()
   from /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#15 0x4024d01c in jni_invoke_static ()
   from /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#16 0x4025aa2a in jni_CallStaticVoidMethod ()
   from /home/albert/j2sdk1.4.1_01/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so
#17 0x080494a5 in strcpy ()
#18 0x42017499 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/i686/libc.so.6
(gdb)