fix(jans-cedarling): Recursive directory traversal and add size to StatusList Zlib decompression to prevent zip bombs

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Target issue

closes #14821 and #14822

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Added safeguards to prevent excessively deep policy directory scanning.
  • Limited decompressed status list data to 10 MB to help prevent oversized compressed payloads from affecting processing.
  • Improved error reporting when policy traversal or status list decompression exceeds allowed limits.

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• jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/common/policy_store/loader_tests.rs
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Changes

Policy store traversal limit

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Depth-limited Cedar loading jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/common/policy_store/errors.rs, jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/common/policy_store/loader.rs, jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/common/policy_store/loader_tests.rs	Cedar policy loading limits recursive directory traversal to 64 levels and returns MaxDepthExceeded for deeper paths. A regression test covers nested directories.

Status-list decompression limit

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Bounded status-list parsing jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/jwt/status_list/error.rs, jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/jwt/status_list.rs	Status-list parsing caps decompressed data at 10 MB and returns DecompressedSizeExceeded when additional data remains. A regression test covers oversized payloads.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to f9fd9

The PR adds recursive policy-directory traversal and limits decompressed StatusList size; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains at the current head beyond normal checks.

Suggested reviewers: 0xtinkle, dagregi, olehbozhok

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check	❓ Inconclusive	The StatusList changes are in scope for issue #14821. The recursive directory traversal changes are explicitly stated in the PR objectives and title, but issue #14822 details are not included in the l…	Provide the requirements or acceptance criteria for issue #14822 so the recursive directory traversal changes can be verified as in scope.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies both main changes: recursive directory traversal protection and bounded StatusList Zlib decompression.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description follows the repository template, identifies issues #14821 and #14822, confirms preparation and testing, and states that documentation changes are not required. Implementation details a…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy the provided requirements for issue #14821. StatusList decompression is capped at 10 MB, oversized data returns DecompressedSizeExceeded, and a regression test covers the protectio…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 87.50% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 5 files.

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The description follows the repository template, identifies issues #14821 and #14822, confirms preparation and testing, and states that documentation changes are not required. Implementation details and the documentation test checkbox are incomplete, but the description is mostly complete.

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The changes satisfy the provided requirements for issue #14821. StatusList decompression is capped at 10 MB, oversized data returns DecompressedSizeExceeded, and a regression test covers the protection.

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The StatusList changes are in scope for issue #14821. The recursive directory traversal changes are explicitly stated in the PR objectives and title, but issue #14822 details are not included in the linked issue context.

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Inline comments:
In `@jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/jwt/status_list.rs`:
- Around line 377-380: Add a descriptive failure message to the matches
assertion for result in the oversized-payload test, explicitly stating that an
oversized payload must return DecompressedSizeExceeded. Keep the existing
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• jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/common/policy_store/errors.rs
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• jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/common/policy_store/loader_tests.rs
• jans-cedarling/cedarling/src/jwt/status_list.rs
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[dagregi]

Maybe we could turn the constants into a bootstrap property?