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Add Debian, Alpine, and Go Vulnerability Intel Sources

📊 Summary

This PR adds 3 new OS-specific vulnerability intelligence sources to enhance coverage for Debian, Alpine, and Go-based containers, addressing issue #163.

New Intel Sources:

  • 🐧 Debian Security Tracker - Provides Debian-specific vulnerability intel and patch information
  • 🏔️ Alpine SecDB - Queries Alpine Linux Security Database for Alpine packages
  • 🔵 Go Vulnerability Database - Integrates OSV API for Go module vulnerabilities

Impact: Increases total intel sources from 5 to 8, providing comprehensive coverage across multiple OS ecosystems.


🎯 What's Changed

New Client Implementations (3 files)

  • src/vuln_analysis/utils/clients/debian_client.py (106 lines)
  • src/vuln_analysis/utils/clients/alpine_client.py (162 lines)
  • src/vuln_analysis/utils/clients/go_client.py (136 lines)

Core Integration Updates (4 files)

  • src/vuln_analysis/utils/intel_retriever.py - Added retrieval methods for new sources
  • src/vuln_analysis/data_models/cve_intel.py - Added Pydantic models for new intel types
  • src/vuln_analysis/utils/prompting.py - Added OS-specific prompt fields for LLM context
  • src/vuln_analysis/utils/output_formatter.py - Updated report generation

Test Infrastructure

  • Comprehensive test suite in tests/intel-sources/ for all 3 new sources
  • Integration test script: test_all_intel_sources.sh
  • Sample data: SBOMs and input messages for testing

Documentation

  • CONTRIBUTION_SUMMARY.md - Detailed technical documentation

✨ Features

Debian Security Tracker

Alpine SecDB

  • API: https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/
  • Supports all Alpine versions (v3.13-v3.21)
  • Caches SecDB data per Alpine version/repository
  • Returns Alpine-specific package and version info

Go Vulnerability Database

  • API: https://api.osv.dev/v1/query
  • Queries OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities) API
  • Extracts GO-IDs, affected modules, and fixed versions
  • Handles Go-specific vulnerability details

🧪 Testing

Test Coverage

Debian Test: Python 3.11 Debian container with 5 CVEs (111 packages)
Alpine Test: nginx:alpine3.20 with 4 CVEs (34 packages)
Go Test: Go application with 3 Go-related CVEs (10 modules)

Test Execution

All 3 intel sources have been tested with real CVE data and verified to work correctly:

# Run all tests
./test_all_intel_sources.sh

# Run individual tests
./tests/intel-sources/debian/test_debian.sh
./tests/intel-sources/alpine/test_alpine.sh
./tests/intel-sources/go/test_go.sh

Results

  • ✅ Debian Security Tracker successfully retrieves intel for Debian CVEs
  • ✅ Alpine SecDB correctly queries Alpine-specific vulnerabilities
  • ✅ Go VulnDB (OSV API) fetches Go module vulnerability data
  • ✅ All intel sources integrate seamlessly with existing pipeline
  • ✅ Original test cases (Morpheus container) continue to work

📈 Impact

Enhanced Coverage

Before After Improvement
5 intel sources 8 intel sources +60%
Ubuntu only Ubuntu + Debian Broader Linux coverage
No Alpine support Alpine SecDB Alpine containers supported
OS packages only OS + Go modules Application-level coverage

Benefits

  • Better Debian coverage - Debian-specific patch information and security notes
  • Alpine support - Previously unsupported, now fully integrated
  • Go ecosystem coverage - Application-level vulnerabilities beyond OS packages
  • Reduced false negatives - More intel sources provide better CVE context
  • Enhanced LLM analysis - OS-specific intel improves exploitability determination

🔄 Backward Compatibility

Fully backward compatible

  • No breaking changes to existing functionality
  • Original intel sources (GHSA, NVD, Ubuntu, RHSA, EPSS) work exactly as before
  • New sources integrate seamlessly into existing pipeline
  • Existing test cases continue to work without modification

📊 Statistics

  • Files Changed: 27
  • Lines Added: +2,660
  • Lines Deleted: -170
  • New Client Code: 404 lines
  • Test Infrastructure: Comprehensive test suites for 3 OS types

🔍 Code Quality

  • ✅ Follows existing codebase patterns and conventions
  • ✅ Fully async/await implementation for all clients
  • ✅ Comprehensive error handling with logging
  • ✅ Pydantic models for type safety
  • ✅ Retry logic with exponential backoff
  • ✅ API timeout handling
  • ✅ Well-documented with docstrings
  • ✅ Test coverage for all new functionality

📚 Documentation

See CONTRIBUTION_SUMMARY.md for:

  • Detailed technical implementation
  • API endpoints and data models
  • Testing procedures
  • Future enhancement ideas

🎯 Resolves

Closes #163


📝 Checklist

  • Code follows project conventions
  • All new functionality is tested
  • Documentation updated
  • Backward compatibility maintained
  • No breaking changes introduced
  • All tests passing
  • Linting checks pass

🙏 Additional Notes

This contribution significantly enhances the vulnerability analysis system's ability to assess security risks across different container ecosystems. The new intel sources provide crucial OS-specific context that helps the LLM make more accurate exploitability determinations.

Special focus was placed on:

  • Maintaining consistency with existing code patterns
  • Ensuring robust error handling
  • Providing comprehensive test coverage
  • Creating thorough documentation

Happy to address any feedback or questions! 🚀

…AI-Blueprints#163)

- Add DebianClient for Debian Security Tracker integration
- Add AlpineClient for Alpine SecDB integration
- Add GoClient for Go VulnDB (OSV API) integration
- Update intel retriever to include new sources
- Add Pydantic models for new intel types
- Update LLM prompts with OS-specific intel fields
- Add comprehensive test suite for all 3 new sources
- Add sample data for testing (SBOMs and input messages)

This increases total intel sources from 5 to 8, providing better
coverage for Debian, Alpine, and Go-based containers.
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Thanks for the PR!

@efajardo-nv efajardo-nv self-requested a review December 19, 2025 19:25
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Additional data sources to include Debian, Alpine, Go Vulnerability database, etc

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