PF5: Upgrade webpack-dev-server to 5.2.5 and ws to 8.21.0

[kyoto]

Manual backport of #2124

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated development dependencies to latest versions for improved stability and security.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

package.json bumps webpack-dev-server in devDependencies from 5.2.4 to 5.2.5 and adds a new overrides entry pinning the transitive ws dependency to 8.21.0 alongside the existing webpack override.

Changes

Dependency version update

Layer / File(s)	Summary
webpack-dev-server bump and ws override package.json	webpack-dev-server updated from 5.2.4 to 5.2.5 in devDependencies; overrides gains a new ws: 8.21.0 entry next to the existing webpack override.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• openshift/lightspeed-console#2124: Makes the identical package.json changes — bumping webpack-dev-server to 5.2.5 and adding the ws 8.21.0 override — suggesting these two PRs target the same dependency update.

Suggested reviewers

• xrajesh
• syedriko

Poem

🐇 A hop, a skip, a version bump today,
webpack-dev-server now goes 5.2.5 the way!
And ws gets pinned with care,
8.21.0 declared right there.
The rabbit keeps dependencies neat and gay! 🎉

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title directly summarizes the main changes: upgrading webpack-dev-server to 5.2.5 and ws to 8.21.0, which matches the package.json modifications.
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