apache-pulsar/4.1.2-r3: cve remediation

[octo-sts]

apache-pulsar/4.1.2-r3: fix GHSA-qh8g-58pp-2wxh

Advisory data: https://github.com/wolfi-dev/advisories/blob/main/apache-pulsar.advisories.yaml

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Inspected git repositories: https://github.com/apache/pulsar@v4.1.2

[octo-sts]

📦 Build Failed: Missing Dependency

package org.slf4j does not exist

Build Details

Category	Details
Build System	Maven
Failure Point	maven-compiler-plugin:3.11.0:compile (default-compile) on project tiered-storage-jcloud

Root Cause Analysis 🔍

The SLF4J logging framework dependency is missing from the classpath during compilation. Multiple Java source files are trying to import org.slf4j.Logger and org.slf4j.LoggerFactory but the SLF4J library is not available, causing compilation to fail with 'package org.slf4j does not exist' errors across 22 compilation failures.

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🔍 Build failure fix suggestions

Found similar build failures that have been fixed in the past and analyzed them to suggest a fix:

Suggested Changes

File: melange.yaml

• modification at line 24 (Build step in pipeline)
  Original:

runs: ./mvnw package -DskipTests

Replacement:

runs: ./mvnw clean compile package -DskipTests -X

Content:

Add 'clean compile' phases and verbose output to Maven build command to ensure proper dependency resolution and provide detailed logging for troubleshooting

• addition at line 21 (After git-checkout step)
  Replacement:

  - name: Debug Maven dependencies
    runs: |
      ./mvnw dependency:tree -Dverbose=true
      ./mvnw dependency:resolve

Content:

Add Maven dependency debugging step to verify SLF4J dependencies are properly resolved

• addition at line 23 (Before Build step)
  Replacement:

  - name: Force SLF4J dependency resolution
    runs: |
      ./mvnw dependency:get -Dartifact=org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.9
      ./mvnw dependency:get -Dartifact=org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.9

Content:

Explicitly fetch SLF4J dependencies before compilation to ensure they are available in the local repository

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Analysis

No similar build failures were provided for analysis. However, the error indicates that the SLF4J logging framework dependency is missing from the classpath during Maven compilation. This is a common Java dependency issue where required libraries are not properly declared in the project's dependency management or are not being resolved correctly during the build process.

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Explanation

The root cause is that SLF4J dependencies are not being properly resolved during the Maven compilation phase. The suggested changes address this by: 1) Adding explicit dependency resolution steps to ensure SLF4J libraries are downloaded to the local Maven repository before compilation, 2) Adding dependency tree debugging to verify what dependencies are actually being resolved, and 3) Modifying the build command to include 'clean compile' phases which ensures a fresh build with proper dependency resolution. The 'clean' phase removes any potentially corrupted build artifacts, while 'compile' explicitly runs the compilation phase before packaging. The verbose flag (-X) provides detailed logging to help diagnose any remaining dependency issues.

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Alternative Approaches

• Add explicit SLF4J dependency declarations to the project's pom.xml if they are missing from the dependency management
• Use Maven's dependency:copy-dependencies goal to explicitly copy all required dependencies to a local directory before compilation
• Modify the Maven build to use offline mode (-o) after ensuring all dependencies are pre-fetched
• Add SLF4J jars directly to the build environment packages if Maven dependency resolution continues to fail

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