[Snyk] Security upgrade @backstage/types from 0.0.0-use.local to 0.1.1#11818
[Snyk] Security upgrade @backstage/types from 0.0.0-use.local to 0.1.1#11818
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The following vulnerabilities are fixed with an upgrade: - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WEBPACK-15235959 - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WEBPACK-15235969
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WalkthroughThis pull request updates the dependency management for the Changes
Sequence DiagramThis diagram shows the interactions between components: sequenceDiagram
participant Dev as Developer
participant PM as Package Manager
participant WS as Workspace
participant NPM as NPM Registry
participant SC as search-common Plugin
Note over Dev,SC: Dependency Resolution Change
Dev->>PM: npm install / yarn install
alt Before Change (workspace:^)
PM->>WS: Resolve @backstage/types
WS->>PM: Return local workspace version
PM->>SC: Link local @backstage/types
else After Change (0.1.1)
PM->>NPM: Fetch @backstage/types@0.1.1
NPM->>PM: Return published package
PM->>SC: Install @backstage/types@0.1.1
end
Note over SC: Plugin now uses<br/>published version<br/>instead of workspace
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The pull request, generated by Snyk, aims to fix a security vulnerability by upgrading @backstage/types. However, the proposed change is incorrect. It replaces a workspace-protocol dependency (workspace:^) with a pinned, older version (0.1.1), which is a downgrade from the workspace version (1.1.0). This will likely introduce duplicate dependencies and cause type incompatibilities, potentially breaking the build or causing runtime errors. The change does not seem to address the reported webpack vulnerability. I've added a comment with a suggestion to revert the change. The correct fix would be to identify the source of the vulnerable webpack dependency and upgrade it.
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| "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^", | ||
| "@backstage/types": "workspace:^" | ||
| "@backstage/types": "0.1.1" |
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This change from workspace:^ to a pinned version 0.1.1 is incorrect for a monorepo using Yarn workspaces.
- Breaks workspace linking: It replaces a workspace-protocol dependency with a pinned version, which will likely introduce duplicate dependencies.
- Version downgrade: The version of
@backstage/typesin the workspace is1.1.0, so changing to0.1.1is a downgrade. - Dependency conflicts: This package also depends on
@backstage/plugin-permission-common, which in turn depends on@backstage/typesatworkspace:^. This change would result in two different versions of@backstage/typesbeing used, which can cause subtle runtime issues and type incompatibilities.
The stated goal is to fix a webpack vulnerability, but this change to @backstage/types does not seem to address the root cause.
I recommend reverting this change and instead investigating the correct way to upgrade the vulnerable dependency.
| "@backstage/types": "0.1.1" | |
| "@backstage/types": "workspace:^" |
The following vulnerabilities are fixed with an upgrade: - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WEBPACK-15235959 - https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WEBPACK-15235969
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Snyk has created this PR to fix 2 vulnerabilities in the yarn dependencies of this project.
Snyk changed the following file(s):
plugins/search-common/package.jsonNote for zero-installs users
If you are using the Yarn feature zero-installs that was introduced in Yarn V2, note that this PR does not update the
.yarn/cache/directory meaning this code cannot be pulled and immediately developed on as one would expect for a zero-install project - you will need to runyarnto update the contents of the./yarn/cachedirectory.If you are not using zero-install you can ignore this as your flow should likely be unchanged.
Vulnerabilities that will be fixed with an upgrade:
SNYK-JS-WEBPACK-15235959
SNYK-JS-WEBPACK-15235969
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EntelligenceAI PR Summary
Updates dependency specification for
@backstage/typesin the search-common plugin from workspace reference to a fixed version.workspace:^to0.1.1inplugins/search-common/package.json