WIP:[NO-JIRA]feat(lint): add govulncheck to detect security vulnerabilities (CVE)

[vparfonov]

Description

Add vulnerability scanning to the lint target using govulncheck.
The tool checks code against the Go vulnerability database and displays a colorized warning when vulnerabilities are found.

How it works:

When running make lint, the vulnerability check will display a warning like:

warning: 1 vulnerabilities found, 1 can be fixed
               Run 'govulncheck -show color,verbose ./...' for details

/cc @Clee2691
/assign @jcantrill

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added automated vulnerability scanning for the project’s Go dependencies and source code.
  • Vulnerability checks now run as part of the standard lint workflow.
  • Scan results report the number of vulnerabilities found, including how many may be fixable.

• Chores

  • Added the vulnerability scanning tool to the project’s development tool setup, allowing it to be installed alongside existing tools.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The build configuration adds govulncheck v1.8.0. The tools target installs it. The lint target runs vulnerability checks and reports vulnerability counts or check status.

Changes

Govulncheck integration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Govulncheck tool provisioning .bingo/Variables.mk, .bingo/govulncheck.mod, .bingo/variables.env, Makefile	The build configuration defines govulncheck v1.8.0, its pinned module dependency, its binary path, and its inclusion in the tools target.
Vulnerability lint integration Makefile	The lint target invokes lint-vuln. The new target runs govulncheck ./..., counts affected and fixable vulnerabilities, and reports the result.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: jcantrill

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 4df23

A failed vulnerability scan can report that no vulnerabilities were found and allow lint to pass. Propagate operational scanner failures before merging.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 1…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the addition of govulncheck to lint for security vulnerability detection. The WIP and tracking prefixes add noise but do not make the title unclear or unrelated.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the intent, implementation behavior, warning output, reviewer assignment, and approver assignment. It includes the required sections and provides sufficient context for the ch…

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/assign @jcantrill

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- Around line 197-198: Update the govulncheck status handling in the lint-vuln
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[jcantrill]

As mentioned in slack, I have concerns about enabling this with the lint target. It means unrealted changes (i.e. bug fixes and cve fixes, or even new functionality) is potentially modifying dependencies unrelated to the targeted chagne

[vparfonov]

It will not change source just make notification

[jcantrill]

It will not change source just make notification

Does it fail the lint task?

[jcantrill]

I tested locally and confirm it does not fail the lint job but if we intentionally do not fail the job then I don't see why anyone would ever look at the lint output to see there are vulnerabilities to be fixed. I still of the opinion to not make the check as part of linting

[vparfonov]

/hold