[release-ocm-2.13] ACM-37699: CVE-2026-35172 Bump github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 to v3.1.0 using replace directive

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Bump github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 to v3.1.0 to fix CVE-2026-35172 using a replace directive

Strategy Selection

Strategies Not Applicable

• Direct dependency version bump
  Not applicable: dependency is indirect. Direct version bumps only work for explicitly required modules.

• Direct dependency major version upgrade
  Not applicable: dependency is indirect. Major version upgrades only apply to direct dependencies.

• Indirect dependency fix via parent update

  • No suitable versions found for introducers:
    • github.com/openshift/cluster-baremetal-operator
    • github.com/openshift/library-go

• Indirect to direct dependency conversion
  go build ./... failed with exit code 1: # k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters
  vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/traces.go:33:12: undefined: otelhttp.WithPublicEndpoint

✓ Successful Strategy: Replace directive workaround

Added replace directive to override module resolution. Used as last resort when standard updates fail.

https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/ACM-37699

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@shay23bra: This pull request references ACM-37699 which is a valid jira issue.

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Bump github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 to v3.1.0 to fix CVE-2026-35172 using a replace directive

Strategy Selection

Strategies Not Applicable

• Direct dependency version bump
  Not applicable: dependency is indirect. Direct version bumps only work for explicitly required modules.

• Direct dependency major version upgrade
  Not applicable: dependency is indirect. Major version upgrades only apply to direct dependencies.

• Indirect dependency fix via parent update

• No suitable versions found for introducers:

  • github.com/openshift/cluster-baremetal-operator
  • github.com/openshift/library-go

• Indirect to direct dependency conversion
  go build ./... failed with exit code 1: # k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters
  vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/traces.go:33:12: undefined: otelhttp.WithPublicEndpoint

✓ Successful Strategy: Replace directive workaround

Added replace directive to override module resolution. Used as last resort when standard updates fail.

https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/ACM-37699

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✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 42.75%. Comparing base (b86b908) to head (dee4304).

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+ Misses                35225    35224    -1     
+ Partials               2535     2534    -1     

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