Inspec cannot run this profile against Amazon Linux 2. #24
Description
Describe the bug
Inspec cannot run this profile against Amazon Linux 2.
Expected behavior
Inspec profile runs and reports detectable flaws in target system ssl/tls listeners.
Actual behavior
Traceback (most recent call last):
39: from C:/opscode/chefdk/bin/inspec:312:in `<main>'
38: from C:/opscode/chefdk/bin/inspec:312:in `load'
37: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/inspec-3.0.52/bin/inspec:12:in `<top (required)>'
36: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/thor-0.20.3/lib/thor/base.rb:466:in `start'
35: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/thor-0.20.3/lib/thor.rb:387:in `dispatch'
34: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/thor-0.20.3/lib/thor/invocation.rb:126:in `invoke_command'
33: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/thor-0.20.3/lib/thor/command.rb:27:in `run'
32: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/inspec-3.0.52/lib/inspec/cli.rb:242:in `exec'
31: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/inspec-3.0.52/lib/inspec/cli.rb:242:in `new'
30: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/inspec-3.0.52/lib/inspec/runner.rb:58:in `initialize'
29: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/inspec-3.0.52/lib/inspec/runner.rb:66:in `configure_transport'
28: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/inspec-3.0.52/lib/inspec/backend.rb:51:in `create'
27: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/transports/ssh.rb:81:in `connection'
26: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/transports/ssh.rb:208:in `create_new_connection'
25: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/transports/ssh.rb:208:in `new'
24: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/transports/ssh_connection.rb:53:in `initialize'
23: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/extras/command_wrapper.rb:128:in `load'
22: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/plugins/base_connection.rb:114:in `platform'
21: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect.rb:9:in `scan'
20: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:27:in `scan'
19: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:27:in `each'
18: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:33:in `block in scan'
17: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:45:in `scan_children'
16: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:45:in `each'
15: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:51:in `block in scan_children'
14: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:60:in `scan_family_children'
13: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:45:in `scan_children'
12: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:45:in `each'
11: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:51:in `block in scan_children'
10: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:60:in `scan_family_children'
9: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:45:in `scan_children'
8: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:45:in `each'
7: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:51:in `block in scan_children'
6: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:60:in `scan_family_children'
5: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:45:in `scan_children'
4: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:45:in `each'
3: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:46:in `block in scan_children'
2: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:46:in `instance_eval'
1: from C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/specifications/os.rb:194:in `block in load'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/train-1.5.6/lib/train/platforms/detect/helpers/os_linux.rb:16:in `redhatish_version': undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError)
Example code
inspec exec .\ssl-baseline\ -t ssh://ec2-user@myec2hostip.com -i C:\pathto\my\private\key.pem
OS / Environment
Chef Inspec run from Windows 10 Version: 10.0.17134.0
Chef Inspec run on ec2.internal 4.14.77-81.59.amzn2.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Nov 12 21:32:48 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Inspec Version
inspec --version
3.0.52
Baseline Version
45152ca8ccc99b5325d2aa515d0f89706d810c5b
Additional context
Profile is working successfully with rhel6/7 systems (tested in both AWS infrastructure and local virtual machine) so I believe this bug is completely unique to Amazon Linux 2.