scout sbom: components link its own file as subcomponent
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Description
When creating an SBOM file with the docker scout sbom --format cyclonedx ... command, I noticed that a component links its own file (.dll) as a subcomponent.
Example of a component:
{
"bom-ref": "package-pkg-nuget-System.Collections-8.0.1124.51707",
"type": "application",
"supplier": {
"name": "Microsoft Corporation"
},
"name": "System.Collections",
"version": "8.0.1124.51707",
"purl": "pkg:nuget/System.Collections@8.0.1124.51707",
"components": [
{
"bom-ref": "File---usr-share-dotnet-shared-Microsoft.NETCore.App-8.0.11-System.Collections.dll",
"type": "file",
"name": "/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/8.0.11/System.Collections.dll"
}
]
}
In the end there exists two components, one is the file without further information such as version number and the other is the actual component with all the necessary information.
In my Opinion the file shouldn't be a component itself or a subcomponent (see Cylonedx-Doc https://cyclonedx.org/docs/1.6/json/#components_items_components)
If you have any questions, I'm happy to help.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported docker scout sbom --format cyclonedx ... command and inspect the generated CycloneDX component relationships. Trace the SBOM generation entry point to see why the component's own .dll is emitted as a subcomponent. Done means the duplicate file component is absent while the actual component retains its available metadata.
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- docker, shell
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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