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author | Tim Smith <tsmith@chef.io> | 2019-08-08 15:08:40 -0700 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2019-08-08 15:08:40 -0700 |
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Merge pull request #8805 from chef/152_notes
Add Chef Infra Client 15.2 release notes
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diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index f1d7a02978..a13dc16420 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -1,5 +1,67 @@ This file holds "in progress" release notes for the current release under development and is intended for consumption by the Chef Documentation team. Please see <https://docs.chef.io/release_notes.html> for the official Chef release notes. +# Chef Infra Client 15.2 + +## Updated Resources + +### dnf_package + +The `dnf_package` resource has been updated to fully support RHEL 8. + +### kernel_module + +The `kernel_module` now supports a `:disable` action. Thanks [@tomdoherty](https://github.com/tomdoherty). + +### rhsm_repo + +The `rhsm_repo` resource has been updated to support passing a repo name of `*` in the `:disable` action. Thanks for reporting this issue [@erinn](https://github.com/erinn). + +### windows_task + +The `windows_task` resource has been updated to allow the `day` property to accept an `Integer` value. + +### zypper_package + +The `zypper_package` package has been updated to properly upgrade packages if necessary based on the versin specified in the resource block. Thanks [@foobarbam](https://github.com/foobarbam) for this fix. + +## Platform Support Updates + +### RHEL 8 Support Added + +Chef Infra Client 15.2 now includes native packages for RHEL 8 with all builds now validated on RHEL 8 hosts. + +### SLES 11 EOL + +Packages will no longer be built for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 as SLES 11 exited the 'General Support' phase on March 31, 2019. See Chef's [Platform End-of-Life Policy](https://docs.chef.io/platforms.html#platform-end-of-life-policy) for more information on when Chef ends support for an OS release. + +### Ubuntu 14.04 EOL + +Packages will no longer be built for Ubuntu 14.04 as Canonical ended maintenance updates on April 30, 2019. See Chef's [Platform End-of-Life Policy](https://docs.chef.io/platforms.html#platform-end-of-life-policy) for more information on when Chef ends support for an OS release. + +## Ohai 15.2 + +Ohai has been updated to 15.2 with the following changes: + - Improved detection of Openstack including proper detection of Windows nodes running on Openstack when fetching metadata. Thanks [@jjustice6](https://github.com/jjustice6). + - A new `other_versions` field has been added to the Packages plugin when the node is using RPM. This allows you to see all installed versions of packages, not just the latest version. Thanks [@jjustice6](https://github.com/jjustice6). + - The Linux Network plugin has been improved to not mark interfaces down if `stp_state` is marked as down. Thanks [@josephmilla](https://github.com/josephmilla). + - Arch running on ARM processors is now detected as the `arm` platform. Thanks [@BackSlasher](https://github.com/BackSlasher). + +## Chef InSpec 4.10.4 + +Chef InSpec has been updated from 4.6.4 to 4.10.4 with the following changes: + +- Fix handling multiple triggers in the `windows_task` resource +- Fix exceptions when resources are used with incompatible transports +- Un-deprecate the `be_running` matcher on the `service` resource +- Add resource `sys_info.manufacturer` and `sys_info.model` +- Add `ip6tables` resource + +## Security Updates + +### bzip2 + +bzip2 has been updated from 1.0.6 to 1.0.8 to resolve [CVE-2016-3189](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3189) and [CVE-2019-12900](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12900). + # Chef Infra Client 15.1 ## New Resources |