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author | Tim Smith <tsmith@chef.io> | 2018-11-27 20:23:27 -0800 |
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committer | Tim Smith <tsmith@chef.io> | 2018-11-27 20:23:27 -0800 |
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Write release notes for Chef 14
Signed-off-by: Tim Smith <tsmith@chef.io>
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diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md index cdc9c7b174..dfad64ac4c 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md @@ -1,5 +1,71 @@ 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. +# UNRELEASED + +## Updated Resources + +### apt_package + +The apt_package resource now supports using the `allow_downgrade` property to enable downgrading of packages on a node in order to meet a specified version. Thank you [@whiteley](https://github.com/whiteley) for requesting this enhancement. + +### apt_repository + +An issue was resolve in the apt_repository resource that caused the resource to fail when importing GPG keys on newer Debian releases. Thank you [@EugenMayer](https://github.com/EugenMayer) for this fix. + +### gem_package + +gem_package now supports installing gems into Ruby 2.6 or later installations. + +### windows_ad_join + +windows_ad_join now uses the UPN format for usernames, which prevents some failures to authenticate to the domain. + +### windows_certificate + +An issue was resolved in the :acl_add action of the windows_certificate resource, which caused the resource to fail. Thank you [@shoekstra](htts://github.com/shoekstra) for reporting this issue. + +### windows_feature + +The windows_feature resource now allows for the installation of DISM features that have been fully removed from a system. Thank you [@zanecodes](https://github.com/zanecodes) for requesting this enhancement. + +### windows_share + +Multiple issues were resolved in windows_share which caused the resource to either fail or update the share state on every Chef Client run. Thank you [@chadmccune](https://github.com/chadmccune) for reporting several of these issues and [@derekgroh](https://github.com/derekgroh) for one of the fixes. + +### windows_task + +A regression was resolved that prevented ChefSpec from testing the windows_task resource in Chef Client 14.7. Thank you [@jjustice6](https://github.com/jjustice6) for reporting this issue. + +## Ohai 14.8 + +### openSUSE 15 + +Ohai now properly detects the openSUSE 15.X platform. + +### Hyper-V Hypervisor Detection + +Detection of Linux guests running on Hyper-V has been improved. In addition Linux guests on Hyper-V hypervisors will also now detect their hypervisor's hostname. + +Example `node['virtualization']` data: +```json +{ + "systems": { + "hyperv": "guest" + }, + "system": "hyperv", + "role": "guest", + "hypervisor_host": "hyper_v.example.com" +} +``` + +## Security Updates + +### OpenSSL + +OpenSSL has been updated to 1.0.2q in order to resolve: +- Microarchitecture timing vulnerability in ECC scalar multiplication ([CVE-2018-5407](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5407)) +- Timing vulnerability in DSA signature generation ([CVE-2018-0734](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0734)) + # Chef Client Release Notes 14.7: ## New Resources |