Endless loop on composer update

PHP version: x.y.z (hint: php --version) php: 8.1.13 compsoer: 2.5.2

Description After updating php-http/discovery to the latest version, running composer update results in an endless loop.

How to reproduce

{
    "name": "laravel/laravel",
    "type": "project",
    "description": "The Laravel Framework.",
    "keywords": ["framework", "laravel"],
    "license": "MIT",
    "optimize-autoloader": true,
    "classmap-authoritative": true,
    "require": {
        "php": "^8.1",
        "carlos-meneses/laravel-mpdf": "^2.1.11",
        "commerceguys/addressing": "^v1.4.1",
        "doctrine/dbal": "^3.5.1",
        "genphrase/genphrase": "^v1.2.1",
        "guzzlehttp/guzzle": "^7.5.0",
        "intervention/image": "^2.7.2",
        "johngrogg/ics-parser": "^v3.2.0",
        "juanparati/sendinblue": "9.1",
        "kirschbaum-development/eloquent-power-joins": "^2.6.4",
        "laravel/cashier": "^v14.3.1",
        "laravel/framework": "^v9.39.0",
        "laravel/octane": "^v1.3.7",
        "laravel/sanctum": "^v3.0.1",
        "league/flysystem": "^3.10.2",
        "league/flysystem-aws-s3-v3": "^3.10.0",
        "maatwebsite/excel": "^3.1.44",
        "mpdf/mpdf": "^8.1",
        "owen-it/laravel-auditing": "^v13.0.5",
        "psr/http-factory-implementation": "*",
        "sabre/vobject": "^4.5.1",
        "sentry/sentry-laravel": "^3.1.0",
        "simplesoftwareio/simple-qrcode": "^4.2.0",
        "spatie/icalendar-generator": "^2.5.1"
    },
    "require-dev": {
        "amirami/localizator": "^v0.11.1-alpha",
        "brianium/paratest": "^6.7",
        "fakerphp/faker": "^v1.20.0",
        "friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer": "^v3.13.0",
        "itsgoingd/clockwork": "^v5.1.11",
        "laravel/tinker": "^v2.7.2",
        "mockery/mockery": "^1.5.1",
        "nunomaduro/collision": "^v6.3.1",
        "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.9.2",
        "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.5.26",
        "spatie/laravel-ignition": "^1.6.1",
        "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.7.1",
        "vimeo/psalm": "^5.4.0"
    },
    "autoload": {
        "psr-4": {
            "App\\": "app/",
            "Database\\Factories\\": "database/factories/",
            "Database\\Seeders\\": "database/seeders/"
        },
        "files": []
    },
    "autoload-dev": {
        "psr-4": {
            "Tests\\": "tests/"
        }
    },
    "scripts": {
        "post-autoload-dump": [
            "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump",
            "@php artisan package:discover --ansi"
        ],
        "post-update-cmd": [
            "@php artisan vendor:publish --tag=laravel-assets --ansi"
        ],
        "post-root-package-install": [
            "@php -r \"file_exists('.env') || copy('.env.example', '.env');\""
        ],
        "post-create-project-cmd": [
            "@php artisan key:generate --ansi"
        ]
    },
    "extra": {
        "laravel": {
            "dont-discover": []
        }
    },
    "config": {
        "optimize-autoloader": true,
        "preferred-install": "dist",
        "sort-packages": true,
        "allow-plugins": {
            "php-http/discovery": true
        }
    },
    "minimum-stability": "dev",
    "prefer-stable": true
}

Possible Solution A current workaround is to disallow php-http/discovery:

"allow-plugins": {
    "php-http/discovery": false
}

php-http / discovery

Endless loop on composer update #212