Fix single-file classpath JAR resources being extracted onto the shared temp directory

[mohitduhan19]

Closes #9423

Problem

When a single-file classpath resource is loaded from a JAR (e.g. MountableFile.forClasspathResource("nested/inside/jar/Dockerfile")), MountableFile strips the resource's internal JAR path before writing it to the extraction directory. For a single file this collapses the destination name to an empty string, so the file is written directly onto the temp directory's own path (tmpLocation) instead of into it.

Any caller that treats the resolved path's parent as a self-contained context then ends up scanning the shared system temp directory instead of a dedicated one. This is exactly what happens when building a Docker image from a Dockerfile loaded via a classpath resource: docker-java's Dockerfile.parse/withDockerfile(Path) scans the parent directory of the given path, and since the parent is now /tmp itself, the scan can fail (e.g. on files it doesn't have permission to read) with:

DockerClientException: Failed to read build context directory: /tmp

Credit to @ml-james for the original diagnosis and repro in #9423.

Fix

Rather than stripping the resource's internal JAR path (the approach in the issue's suggested patch, which just re-appends a suffix), this PR removes the now-unnecessary fromRoot-stripping entirely:

• copyFromJarToLocation now copies each JAR entry to new File(toRoot, entry.getName()), i.e. it preserves the resource's own path within the JAR underneath the extraction directory.
• extractClassPathResourceToTempLocation returns new File(tmpLocation, internalPath).getCanonicalPath(), pointing at the file/directory inside its own dedicated extraction directory rather than at the extraction directory itself.
• copyFromJarToLocation also resolves each entry's canonical path and throws an IOException if it would land outside the extraction directory, before any directories are created or data is copied.

This means a single extracted file now always lands inside a directory created specifically for that extraction, with the shared temp directory never used as anything's direct parent.

Tests

Added three tests to MountableFileTest:

• forClasspathResourceFileInJarIsExtractedIntoItsOwnDirectory: builds a synthetic JAR with a single nested file resource, and asserts the extracted file is a real file, has the correct content, and its parent directory is neither the shared system temp directory nor contains anything besides the extracted file itself.
• forClasspathResourceDirectoryInJarPreservesRelativeStructure: a regression guard confirming directory-tree extraction from a JAR still lays out files relative to the resolved path exactly as before this change.
• forClasspathResourceInJarRejectsEntriesEscapingTheExtractionDirectory: a JAR entry like assets/dir/../../../escaped.txt makes extraction fail with the "would be extracted outside of the target directory" error instead of writing outside the extraction directory.

Verification note

MountableFileTest (all 14 tests) and :testcontainers:spotlessCheck pass with Gradle on Java 17 and 21. With the escape check in copyFromJarToLocation removed, only the new escape test fails. The full suite here is waiting for workflow approval.

Summary by CodeRabbit

Bug Fixes

• Fixed extraction of resources from JAR files so files retain their paths within the JAR, including nested directory structure.
• Ensured the returned path points to the requested resource within the extraction directory.
• Prevented JAR entries from being extracted outside the extraction directory.

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📝 Walkthrough

JAR-backed classpath extraction preserves each entry’s internal path and returns the selected resource’s path beneath the temporary directory. Extraction rejects entries whose canonical destinations escape that directory. Tests cover file extraction, nested directory structure, and traversal rejection.

Changes: JAR classpath resource extraction

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Preserve extracted resource paths core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/MountableFile.java	copyFromJarToLocation writes entries at their full JAR-relative paths and rejects destinations outside the extraction root. extractClassPathResourceToTempLocation returns the selected resource path beneath the temporary directory.
Validate JAR-backed resources core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/utility/MountableFileTest.java	Added temporary-JAR helpers and tests for single-file extraction, nested directory structure, and traversal rejection. The helpers restore the prior context classloader and close the temporary loader.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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The JAR extraction change is mergeable after normal checks; the identified empty-directory limitation predates this change.

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Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main fix: preventing single-file classpath JAR resources from being extracted onto the shared temporary directory.
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Linked Issues check		The changes address #9423. copyFromJarToLocation preserves each JAR entry below the dedicated extraction directory, and extractClassPathResourceToTempLocation returns the requested path below that…
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In `@core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/MountableFile.java`:
- Line 293: Update copyFromJarToLocation to resolve entry.getName() against the
canonical extraction root, normalize the destination, and reject it with an
IOException when it does not remain under that root. Perform this validation
before creating parent directories or copying data, then use the validated
destination for the existing extraction flow.

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[mohitduhan19]

Addressed the CodeRabbit path-traversal note in 9716839: copyFromJarToLocation now resolves each entry's canonical path and throws an IOException if it would land outside the extraction directory, before any directories are created or data is copied.

Could a maintainer approve the CI workflows when you get a chance? I'd like to confirm the full test suite passes. Happy to make any further changes.