Avoid crash in check mode

changelogs/fragments/243-permission-check-crash.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "various modules - prevent crashes when modules try to set attributes on not yet existing files in check mode.
+  This will be fixed in ansible-core 2.12, but it is not backported to every Ansible version we support
+  (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/issue/242, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/243)."

plugins/module_utils/crypto/support.py

@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ def _check_state():
 
         def _check_perms(module):
             file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
+            if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+                return False
             return not module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)
 
         if not perms_required:

plugins/module_utils/io.py

@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ def write_file(module, content, default_mode=None, path=None):
         # Move tempfile to final destination
         module.atomic_move(tmp_name, file_args['path'])
         # Try to update permissions again
-        module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)
+        if not module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)
     except Exception as e:
         try:
             os.remove(tmp_name)

plugins/module_utils/openssh/backends/keypair_backend.py

@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ def _permissions_changed(self, public_key=False):
         file_args = self.module.load_file_common_arguments(self.module.params)
         if public_key:
             file_args['path'] = file_args['path'] + '.pub'
+        if self.module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            return True
         return self.module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)
 
     @property

plugins/modules/openssh_cert.py

@@ -364,7 +364,9 @@ def generate(self, module):
                 module.fail_json(msg="%s" % to_native(e))
 
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
-        if module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False):
+        if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            self.changed = True
+        elif module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False):
             self.changed = True
 
     def convert_to_datetime(self, module, timestring):

plugins/modules/openssl_csr.py

@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@ def generate(self, module):
             self.changed = True
 
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
-        self.changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, self.changed)
+        if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            self.changed = True
+        else:
+            self.changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, self.changed)
 
     def remove(self, module):
         self.module_backend.set_existing(None)

plugins/modules/openssl_dhparam.py

@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ def _check_params_valid(self, module):
     def _check_fs_attributes(self, module):
         """Checks (and changes if not in check mode!) fs attributes"""
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
-        attrs_changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)
-
-        return not attrs_changed
+        if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            return False
+        return not module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False)
 
     def dump(self):
         """Serialize the object into a dictionary."""

plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py

@@ -733,7 +733,9 @@ def main():
                     changed = True
 
             file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
-            if module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, changed):
+            if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+                changed = True
+            elif module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, changed):
                 changed = True
         else:
             if module.check_mode:

plugins/modules/openssl_privatekey.py

@@ -214,7 +214,10 @@ def generate(self, module):
             self.changed = True
 
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
-        self.changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, self.changed)
+        if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            self.changed = True
+        else:
+            self.changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, self.changed)
 
     def remove(self, module):
         self.module_backend.set_existing(None)

plugins/modules/openssl_publickey.py

@@ -338,7 +338,9 @@ def generate(self, module):
             backend=self.backend,
         )
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
-        if module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False):
+        if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            self.changed = True
+        elif module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False):
             self.changed = True
 
     def check(self, module, perms_required=True):

plugins/modules/x509_certificate.py

@@ -472,7 +472,10 @@ def generate(self, module):
             self.changed = True
 
         file_args = module.load_file_common_arguments(module.params)
-        self.changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, self.changed)
+        if module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            self.changed = True
+        else:
+            self.changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, self.changed)
 
     def check(self, module, perms_required=True):
         """Ensure the resource is in its desired state."""

plugins/modules/x509_crl.py

@@ -710,7 +710,9 @@ def generate(self):
             self.changed = True
 
         file_args = self.module.load_file_common_arguments(self.module.params)
-        if self.module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False):
+        if self.module.check_file_absent_if_check_mode(file_args['path']):
+            self.changed = True
+        elif self.module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(file_args, False):
             self.changed = True
 
     def dump(self, check_mode=False):

tests/integration/targets/openssl_dhparam/tasks/impl.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 ---
 # The tests for this module generate unsafe parameters for testing purposes;
 # otherwise tests would be too slow. Use sizes of at least 2048 in production!
+- name: "[{{ select_crypto_backend }}] Generate parameter (check mode)"
+  openssl_dhparam:
+    size: 768
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/dh768.pem'
+    select_crypto_backend: "{{ select_crypto_backend }}"
+    return_content: yes
+  check_mode: true
+  register: dhparam_check
+
 - name: "[{{ select_crypto_backend }}] Generate parameter"
   openssl_dhparam:
     size: 768
@@ -9,6 +18,15 @@
     return_content: yes
   register: dhparam
 
+- name: "[{{ select_crypto_backend }}] Don't regenerate parameters with no change (check mode)"
+  openssl_dhparam:
+    size: 768
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/dh768.pem'
+    select_crypto_backend: "{{ select_crypto_backend }}"
+    return_content: yes
+  check_mode: true
+  register: dhparam_changed_check
+
 - name: "[{{ select_crypto_backend }}] Don't regenerate parameters with no change"
   openssl_dhparam:
     size: 768

tests/integration/targets/openssl_dhparam/tests/validate.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 - name: "[{{ select_crypto_backend }}] Check if changed works correctly"
   assert:
     that:
+      - dhparam_check is changed
+      - dhparam is changed
+      - dhparam_changed_check is not changed
       - dhparam_changed is not changed
       - dhparam_changed_512 is not changed
       - dhparam_changed_to_512 is changed

tests/integration/targets/openssl_pkcs12/tasks/impl.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 - block:
+  - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate PKCS#12 file (check mode)"
+    openssl_pkcs12:
+      select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+      path: '{{ output_dir }}/ansible.p12'
+      friendly_name: abracadabra
+      privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/ansible_pkey1.pem'
+      certificate_path: '{{ output_dir }}/ansible1.crt'
+      state: present
+      return_content: true
+    check_mode: true
+    register: p12_standard_check
+
   - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate PKCS#12 file"
     openssl_pkcs12:
       select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
@@ -10,6 +22,18 @@
       return_content: true
     register: p12_standard
 
+  - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate PKCS#12 file again, idempotency (check mode)"
+    openssl_pkcs12:
+      select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+      path: '{{ output_dir }}/ansible.p12'
+      friendly_name: abracadabra
+      privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/ansible_pkey1.pem'
+      certificate_path: '{{ output_dir }}/ansible1.crt'
+      state: present
+      return_content: true
+    check_mode: true
+    register: p12_standard_idempotency_check
+
   - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate PKCS#12 file again, idempotency"
     openssl_pkcs12:
       select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'

tests/integration/targets/openssl_pkcs12/tests/validate.yml

@@ -14,17 +14,20 @@
 - name: '({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Validate PKCS#12 (assert)'
   assert:
     that:
+      - p12_standard_check is changed
+      - p12_standard is changed
       - p12.stdout_lines[2].split(':')[-1].strip() == 'abracadabra'
       - p12_standard.mode == '0400'
-      - p12_no_pkey.changed
+      - p12_no_pkey is changed
       - p12_validate_no_pkey.stdout_lines[-1] == '-----END CERTIFICATE-----'
-      - p12_force.changed
+      - p12_force is changed
       - p12_force_and_mode.mode == '0644' and p12_force_and_mode.changed
-      - p12_dumped.changed
-      - not p12_standard_idempotency.changed
-      - not p12_multiple_certs_idempotency.changed
-      - not p12_dumped_idempotency.changed
-      - not p12_dumped_check_mode.changed
+      - p12_dumped is changed
+      - p12_standard_idempotency is not changed
+      - p12_standard_idempotency_check is not changed
+      - p12_multiple_certs_idempotency is not changed
+      - p12_dumped_idempotency is not changed
+      - p12_dumped_check_mode is not changed
       - "'www1.' in p12_validate_multi_certs.stdout"
       - "'www2.' in p12_validate_multi_certs.stdout"
       - "'www3.' in p12_validate_multi_certs.stdout"

tests/integration/targets/openssl_privatekey/tasks/impl.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 ---
+- name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate privatekey1 - standard (check mode)"
+  openssl_privatekey:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey1.pem'
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+    return_content: yes
+  check_mode: true
+  register: privatekey1_check
+
 - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate privatekey1 - standard"
   openssl_privatekey:
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey1.pem'
     select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
     return_content: yes
   register: privatekey1
 
+- name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate privatekey1 - standard (idempotence, check mode)"
+  openssl_privatekey:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey1.pem'
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+    return_content: yes
+  check_mode: true
+  register: privatekey1_idempotence_check
+
 - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate privatekey1 - standard (idempotence)"
   openssl_privatekey:
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey1.pem'

tests/integration/targets/openssl_privatekey/tests/validate.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Validate privatekey1 idempotency and content returned"
   assert:
     that:
+      - privatekey1_check is changed
+      - privatekey1 is changed
+      - privatekey1_idempotence_check is not changed
       - privatekey1_idempotence is not changed
       - privatekey1.privatekey == lookup('file', output_dir ~ '/privatekey1.pem', rstrip=False)
       - privatekey1.privatekey == privatekey1_idempotence.privatekey

tests/integration/targets/openssl_publickey/tasks/impl.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
     size: '{{ default_rsa_key_size }}'
 
+- name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate publickey - PEM format (check mode)"
+  openssl_publickey:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/publickey.pub'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+    return_content: yes
+  check_mode: true
+  register: publickey_check
+
 - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate publickey - PEM format"
   openssl_publickey:
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/publickey.pub'
@@ -12,6 +21,15 @@
     return_content: yes
   register: publickey
 
+- name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate publickey - PEM format (check mode, idempotence)"
+  openssl_publickey:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/publickey.pub'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/privatekey.pem'
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+    return_content: yes
+  check_mode: true
+  register: publickey_check2
+
 - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate publickey - PEM format (idempotence)"
   openssl_publickey:
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/publickey.pub'
@@ -20,6 +38,14 @@
     return_content: yes
   register: publickey_idempotence
 
+- name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Verify check mode"
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - publickey_check is changed
+      - publickey is changed
+      - publickey_check2 is not changed
+      - publickey_idempotence is not changed
+
 - name: "({{ select_crypto_backend }}) Generate publickey - OpenSSH format"
   openssl_publickey:
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/publickey-ssh.pub'

tests/integration/targets/x509_certificate/tasks/ownca.yml

@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@
     - 'CA:TRUE'
     basic_constraints_critical: yes
 
+- name: (OwnCA, {{select_crypto_backend}}) Generate selfsigned CA certificate (check mode)
+  x509_certificate:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/ca_cert.pem'
+    csr_path: '{{ output_dir }}/ca_csr.csr'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/ca_privatekey.pem'
+    provider: selfsigned
+    selfsigned_digest: sha256
+    select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  check_mode: true
+  register: result_check_mode
+
 - name: (OwnCA, {{select_crypto_backend}}) Generate selfsigned CA certificate
   x509_certificate:
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/ca_cert.pem'
@@ -43,6 +54,13 @@
     provider: selfsigned
     selfsigned_digest: sha256
     select_crypto_backend: '{{ select_crypto_backend }}'
+  register: result
+
+- name: (OwnCA, {{select_crypto_backend}}) Verify changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result_check_mode is changed
+      - result is changed
 
 - name: (OwnCA, {{select_crypto_backend}}) Generate selfsigned CA certificate (privatekey passphrase)
   x509_certificate:

tests/integration/targets/x509_crl/tasks/impl.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,27 @@
   check_mode: yes
   register: crl_1_check
 
+- name: Create CRL 1 (check mode)
+  x509_crl:
+    path: '{{ output_dir }}/ca-crl1.crl'
+    privatekey_path: '{{ output_dir }}/ca.key'
+    issuer:
+      CN: Ansible
+    last_update: 20191013000000Z
+    next_update: 20191113000000Z
+    revoked_certificates:
+      - path: '{{ output_dir }}/cert-1.pem'
+        revocation_date: 20191013000000Z
+      - path: '{{ output_dir }}/cert-2.pem'
+        revocation_date: 20191013000000Z
+        reason: key_compromise
+        reason_critical: yes
+        invalidity_date: 20191012000000Z
+      - serial_number: 1234
+        revocation_date: 20191001000000Z
+  check_mode: true
+  register: crl_1_check
+
 - name: Create CRL 1
   x509_crl:
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/ca-crl1.crl'
@@ -40,6 +61,11 @@
         revocation_date: 20191001000000Z
   register: crl_1
 
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - crl_1_check is changed
+      - crl_1 is changed
+
 - name: Retrieve CRL 1 infos
   x509_crl_info:
     path: '{{ output_dir }}/ca-crl1.crl'