Problem / Summary
The compliance scan triage (honua-io/honua-compliance#15, register in honua-compliance PR #29) attributes ~99% of the org's open high-priority scan volume — 3 critical + 583 high Trivy findings — to a single cause in this repo: the platform-scan container image is built on an EOL Debian 11 (bullseye) base, ships linux-libc-dev kernel headers in the runtime stage (~570 findings of pure noise), carries bullseye won't-fix zlib/sqlite criticals, and includes a stale .NET runtime layer.
Why it matters now
These findings dominate the Phase 1 security program's scan register (CCM v4-anchored, honua-compliance#16) and mask any genuinely new critical in dashboards. One three-part fix clears 586 crit/high findings.
Proposed fix (from the triage)
- Bump the platform-scan image base off EOL Debian 11 to a supported base (current .NET runtime-deps image).
- Drop
linux-libc-dev/build headers from the runtime stage (multi-stage build hygiene).
- Enable
ignore-unfixed for OS packages in the Trivy config so distro won't-fix findings don't page.
Acceptance criteria
Affected repos
honua-server (image + scan config); honua-compliance (register close-out only).
Gate-tier impact
CI/scan workflows only; no runtime code paths, no gate-tier changes.
Release/deploy impact
None to served artifacts unless the platform-scan image is also a shipped runtime image — verify during implementation; if shared, the base bump rides the normal release train.
Non-goals
Weakening or disabling scanning; suppressing findings without an ignore-unfixed-class rationale.
Problem / Summary
The compliance scan triage (honua-io/honua-compliance#15, register in honua-compliance PR #29) attributes ~99% of the org's open high-priority scan volume — 3 critical + 583 high Trivy findings — to a single cause in this repo: the platform-scan container image is built on an EOL Debian 11 (bullseye) base, ships
linux-libc-devkernel headers in the runtime stage (~570 findings of pure noise), carries bullseye won't-fix zlib/sqlite criticals, and includes a stale .NET runtime layer.Why it matters now
These findings dominate the Phase 1 security program's scan register (CCM v4-anchored, honua-compliance#16) and mask any genuinely new critical in dashboards. One three-part fix clears 586 crit/high findings.
Proposed fix (from the triage)
linux-libc-dev/build headers from the runtime stage (multi-stage build hygiene).ignore-unfixedfor OS packages in the Trivy config so distro won't-fix findings don't page.Acceptance criteria
Affected repos
honua-server (image + scan config); honua-compliance (register close-out only).
Gate-tier impact
CI/scan workflows only; no runtime code paths, no gate-tier changes.
Release/deploy impact
None to served artifacts unless the platform-scan image is also a shipped runtime image — verify during implementation; if shared, the base bump rides the normal release train.
Non-goals
Weakening or disabling scanning; suppressing findings without an
ignore-unfixed-class rationale.