Fix OCPBUGS-98791: CVE-2026-48801

[germanparente]

Summary

• Replaces react-linkify (depends on vulnerable linkify-it) with linkify-react + linkifyjs
• Fixes CVE-2026-48801: quadratic algorithmic complexity in LinkifyIt#match scan loop (DoS)
• Backport of OCPBUGS-98879, CONSOLE-5133: Replace react-linkify with linkify-react to fix CVE-2026-48801 #16814 approach to this release branch

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@germanparente: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-98791, which is invalid:

• expected Jira Issue OCPBUGS-98791 to depend on a bug targeting a version in 5.0.0 and in one of the following states: MODIFIED, ON_QA, VERIFIED, but no dependents were found

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Summary

• Replaces react-linkify (depends on vulnerable linkify-it) with linkify-react + linkifyjs
• Fixes CVE-2026-48801: quadratic algorithmic complexity in LinkifyIt#match scan loop (DoS)
• Backport of OCPBUGS-98879, CONSOLE-5133: Replace react-linkify with linkify-react to fix CVE-2026-48801 #16814 approach to this release branch

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/test backend

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/jira refresh

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@germanparente: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-98791, which is invalid:

• expected dependent Jira Issue OCPBUGS-98879 to be in one of the following states: MODIFIED, ON_QA, VERIFIED, but it is Closed (Done) instead

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[germanparente]

As 5.0 fix is closed/done, let's set this:

/label jira/skip-dependent-bug-check

[openshift-ci-robot]

@germanparente: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-98791, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

4 validation(s) were run on this bug

• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (4.22.0) matches configured target version for branch (4.22.0)
• bug is in the state ASSIGNED, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
• release note type set to "Release Note Not Required"

No GitHub users were found matching the public email listed for the QA contact in Jira (ocp-sustaining-admins@redhat.com), skipping review request.

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In response to this:

Summary

• Replaces react-linkify (depends on vulnerable linkify-it) with linkify-react + linkifyjs
• Fixes CVE-2026-48801: quadratic algorithmic complexity in LinkifyIt#match scan loop (DoS)
• Backport of OCPBUGS-98879, CONSOLE-5133: Replace react-linkify with linkify-react to fix CVE-2026-48801 #16814 approach to this release branch

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/jira refresh

[openshift-ci-robot]

@germanparente: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-98791, which is valid.

4 validation(s) were run on this bug

• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (4.22.0) matches configured target version for branch (4.22.0)
• bug is in the state POST, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
• release note type set to "Release Note Not Required"

No GitHub users were found matching the public email listed for the QA contact in Jira (ocp-sustaining-admins@redhat.com), skipping review request.

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/jira refresh

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[rhamilto]

/approve
/lgtm
/label backport-risk-assessed

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Scheduling tests matching the pipeline_run_if_changed or not excluded by pipeline_skip_if_only_changed parameters:
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