[release/7.0] Upgrade zlib to 1.3.1 #99474
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Backport of #99472
Customer Impact
This is a required OSS update of our zlib library from version 1.2.13 (it has no CVEs) to the latest version, 1.3.1.
Regression
The 1.3.1 official release notes with the list of fixed bugs can be found here: https://github.com/madler/zlib/releases/tag/v1.3.1
Testing
Upstream unit testing in the official madler/zlib repo.
Our unit tests are also passing.
Risk
Very low.
Will merge the main PR first, then if no issues found on the next month, will merge this PR on Code Complete for the May Release (~mid April).