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Chef InSpec is an open-source framework for testing and auditing your applications and infrastructure. It compares the actual state of your system with the desired state that you express in easy-to-read and easy-to-write Chef InSpec code. It detects violations and displays findings in the form of a report, but puts you in control of remediation. Chef InSpec is a run-time framework and rule language used to specify compliance, security, and policy requirements. It includes a collection of resources that help you wri...

What's new in 6.8.24.1

New Features - Deprecation notice about moving core resource packs to their individual gems after the next major release (#7219) - Added the --legacy flag to the inspec automate upload command. (#7200) The inspec automate upload command runs inspec check and inspec export, which were updated in Chef InSpec 5.22.36. This update led to a bug with InSpec profiles with =begin =end. Use the --legacy flag with profiles where the newer export and check methods may fail to parse older profiles correctly, particularly due to limitations in AST parsing. CVEs - Fixes HTTP Request Smuggling in ruby webrick CVE-2024-47220. (#7214) - Fixes the REXML denial of service vulnerability CVE-2024-43398. (#7199) - Fixes the REXML ReDoS vulnerability CVE-2024-49761. (#7199) Improvements - Use of a better cryptographic hashing algorithm on sensitive data. (#7261) - Improvements in the error handling of the plugin installation error. (#7161) - Fixed the encoding issues with special characters in passwords for Postgres Session resource (#7277)

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