Fix false positive CVE alerts from bundled VS Code package.json - #7839
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The VS Code build process sets the bundled lib/vscode/package.json name to "code-server" (from product.json nameShort), causing vulnerability scanners to misidentify it and flag non-applicable CVEs. Override the name to "code-oss-dev" in build-release.sh after merging package.json. Fixes coder#7071 Signed-off-by: ka-ishimoto <ka-ishimoto@kddi.com>
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Fixes #7071
The VS Code build process (gulpfile.reh.ts) writes product.json's
nameShort ("code-server") into the bundled lib/vscode/package.json
name field. Vulnerability scanners (e.g. Anchore Grype) then match
this against CVE databases using the combination of name: "code-server"
and version: "1.x.x" (the VS Code version), producing false positives
like GHSA-frjg-g767-7363.
This overrides the name to "code-oss-dev" in build-release.sh
after merging the package.json, so scanners can no longer match it
against known CVE entries for code-server.