Fix node['audit'][inspec_version'] = 'latest'

Cookbook version

9.0.1

Chef-client version

14.14.29

Platform Details

Ubuntu 18.04

Scenario:

Trying to use the inspec_version attribute set to 'latest' so the audit cookbook will automatically install the latest version of inspec.

Steps to Reproduce:

use chef-client 14.14.29 use audit cookbook 9.0.1 set node attribute to 'latest' run chef-client

Expected Result:

Chef client should run.

Actual Result:

cannot compile:

ArgumentError
  -------------
  inspec_gem[inspec] (audit::inspec line 20) had an error: ArgumentError: Malformed version number string latest

  Cookbook Trace:
  ---------------
    /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/audit/resources/inspec_gem.rb:90:in `compatible_with_client?'
    /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/audit/resources/inspec_gem.rb:12:in `block in class_from_file'
    /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/audit/recipes/inspec.rb:24:in `from_file'
    /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/audit/recipes/default.rb:30:in `from_file'
    /var/chef/cache/cookbooks/auditprofiles/recipes/default.rb:7:in `from_file'

Relevant File Content:

/var/chef/cache/cookbooks/audit/resources/inspec_gem.rb:

   83:      if chef_gte_15?
   84:        # Chef-15 can only run with the version of inspec-core and train-core that's being bundled with
   85:        # It's pinned here: grep "inspec-" /opt/chef/bin/chef-client
   86:        Chef::Log.warn('inspec_gem: Chef Infra Client >= 15 detected, can only use the embedded InSpec gem!!!')
   87:        false
   88:      else
   89:        # min version required to run the audit handler
   90>>       Gem::Requirement.new(['>= 1.25.1']).satisfied_by?(Gem::Version.new(gem_version))
   91:      end
   92:    end
   93:
   94:    def chef_gte_15?
   95:      Gem::Requirement.new('>= 15').satisfied_by?(Gem::Version.new(Chef::VERSION))
   96:    end
   97:
   98:    def use_inspec_core?(gem_version)
   99:      return true if gem_version.nil? # latest version

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