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Fix CVE-2025-8916: Update bcpkix-jdk18on from 1.78.1 to 1.79 - #18834

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Fix CVE-2025-8916: Update bcpkix-jdk18on from 1.78.1 to 1.79#18834
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Summary ...

Updates bcpkix-jdk18on from 1.78.1 to 1.79 to address CVE-2025-8916.

References

CVE-2025-8916: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8916

Reason for upgrade

  • CVE-2025-8916 affects Bouncy Castle PKIX (bcpkix-jdk18on) versions prior to 1.79. Upgrading to 1.79 resolves the vulnerability and ensures Druid uses a secure version of this dependency.
  • Updated bcpkix-jdk18on dependency version from 1.78.1 to 1.79 in the main pom.xml dependency management section
    This dependency is used transitively by kubernetes-client and docker-java-core in kubernetes-extensions and integration tests

Tests

  • Verified the dependency resolves correctly
  • Build completes successfully with the updated version

Release note

Upgraded org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on version to 1.79 to resolve CVE-2025-8916.


Key changed/added classes in this PR
  • Top Level pom.xml

This PR has:

  • been self-reviewed.
  • added documentation for new or modified features or behaviors.
  • a release note entry in the PR description.
  • added Javadocs for most classes and all non-trivial methods. Linked related entities via Javadoc links.
  • added or updated version, license, or notice information in licenses.yaml
  • added comments explaining the "why" and the intent of the code wherever would not be obvious for an unfamiliar reader.
  • added unit tests or modified existing tests to cover new code paths, ensuring the threshold for code coverage is met.
  • added integration tests.
  • been tested in a test Druid cluster.

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Thanks, @ashwintumma23! It looks like the 1.79 version currently has no reported vulnerabilities.

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abhishekrb19 merged commit 4c1a28b into apache:master Dec 11, 2025
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