Bump net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent from 1.17.8 to 1.18.11

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Bumps net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent from 1.17.8 to 1.18.11.

Release notes

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Byte Buddy 1.18.11

• Add SBOM to published artifacts.
• Check for traversable paths injected into class files as a rather hypothetical attack vector.

Byte Buddy 1.18.10

• Delay change of default for unsage use to Java 26 and improve error message.

Byte Buddy 1.18.9

• Disable use of Unsafe by default when Java 25or newer is discovered.
• Check for escape when creating folders in Plugin.Engine.
• Improve OpenJ9 attachment.
• Avoid null pointer on missing annotation types.
• Improve diagnostics for external agent attachment.
• Improve on Gradle context discovery.
• Support Android libraries on AGP9 or newer.
• Update ASM.

Byte Buddy 1.18.8

• Improve support for repeatable builds.
• Fix reordering of exception table in type initializers when instrumenting.

Byte Buddy 1.18.7

• Introduce new versioning concept with -jdk5 suffix for backwards-compatible jar and Java 8 baseline for regular jar.

Byte Buddy 1.18.5

• Eagerly resolve of canonical files during attach emulation to avoid failure when process ends before file can be deleted.
• Add super classes to hash code / equals computation in Advice that were missing.

Byte Buddy 1.18.4

• Add support for new build description in Android 9.

Byte Buddy 1.18.3

• Avoid using Class File API when Byte Buddy is loaded on the boot loader where multi-release jars are not available.
• Add additional safety when processing class files with illegally formed parameters.
• Update to latest ASM.

Byte Buddy 1.18.2

• Support modifiers for value classes in Valhalla builds.
• Improve use of build cache in Gradle.

Byte Buddy 1.18.1

• Fix generated module-info to include new package.

Byte Buddy 1.18.0

• Add support for module-info class files and ModuleDescriptions.
• Allow for manipulating module information using the ByteBuddy API.

Changelog

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2. July 2026: version 1.18.11

• Add SBOM to published artifacts.
• Check for traversable paths injected into class files as a rather hypothetical attack vector.

3. June 2026: version 1.18.10

• Delay change of default for unsage use to Java 26 and improve error message.

1. June 2026: version 1.18.9

• Disable use of Unsafe by default when Java 25or newer is discovered.
• Check for escape when creating folders in Plugin.Engine.
• Improve OpenJ9 attachment.
• Avoid null pointer on missing annotation types.
• Improve diagnostics for external agent attachment.
• Improve on Gradle context discovery.
• Support Android libraries on AGP9 or newer.
• Update ASM.

1. April 2026: version 1.18.8

• Improve support for repeatable builds.
• Fix reordering of exception table in type initializers when instrumenting.

1. March 2026: version 1.18.7

• Introduce new versioning concept with -jdk5 suffix for backwards-compatible jar and Java 8 baseline for regular jar.

27. February 2026: version 1.18.6

Accidental release during rework of release pipeline. Functional, but with incorrect suffices.

15. February 2026: version 1.18.5

• Eagerly resolve of canonical files during attach emulation to avoid failure when process ends before file can be deleted.
• Add super classes to hash code / equals computation in Advice that were missing.

16. January 2026: version 1.18.4

• Add support for new build description in Android 9.

26. November 2025: version 1.18.3

• Avoid using Class File API when Byte Buddy is loaded on the boot loader where multi-release jars are not available.
• Add additional safety when processing class files with illegally formed parameters.
• Update to latest ASM.

26. November 2025: version 1.18.2

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Commits

• 88dd0a3 [publish] Releasing Byte Buddy 1.18.11
• 46fcade [release] Release new version
• 6a68de6 Prevent path traversal from crafted type names when writing class files to fo...
• 9ba4ab6 Pin ClusterFuzzLite base image and actions by hash.
• dd4f81e Add SBOM to build.
• 7dd9a0d Update internal Byte Buddy and release notes
• d6b3e15 [publish] Start next development iteration 1.18.11-SNAPSHOT
• e85623d [publish] Releasing Byte Buddy 1.18.10
• e3bfa68 [release] Release new version
• 5821ccc Delay disabling of unsafe by default to Java 26 and improve on error message.
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