CloudBees Jenkins Platform 2.289.1.2

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RELEASED: 2021-06-02

Critical issues

Exception occurs in Jetty client when long files are read using SSL

When large HTTP requests are submitted while the built-in Winstone/Jetty container is configured to use SSL/TLS connections, the following exception can occur:

Encrypted buffer max length exceeded

This exception could prevent you from configuring controllers.

This issue is resolved in versions 2.277.4.4 and 2.289.2.2. If you encounter this error, you should upgrade to one of those versions as soon as possible.

Remove the jquery and jquery-detached plugins from your CloudBees Jenkins Platform instance

The jquery and jquery-detached plugins have been removed from all CloudBees Jenkins-based products and are no longer part of CloudBees Assurance Program. However, these plugins are not automatically uninstalled from your CloudBees Jenkins Platform instance as other plugins you use may still have dependencies on them. Please ensure that your CloudBees Jenkins Platform instance does not have any dependencies on these plugins, and then remove them. For instructions on how to check for dependencies in a particular plugin, refer to How to determine if a plugin is in use.

Security fixes

None.

New features

Initial release of assigning a Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle to more than one controller

Previously released as a Preview feature, specifying an Availability pattern to assign a bundle to more than one controller is now fully supported. For more information, see Configuration as Code.

The Configuration as Code bundles screen now provides additional bundle information (BEE-1251)

In operations center, the Configuration as Code bundles screen now includes Used by and Available for columns that allow you to easily determine:

  • Controllers currently assigned to a bundle.

  • Controllers that can be assigned to a bundle based on the current Availability pattern.

For more information, see Configuration as Code.

Configuration as Code (CasC) bundles can be configured as an inheritance chain (BEE-1974)

You can now simplify CasC bundle composition and maintenance by creating a "child" bundle that inherits common configuration elements from a "parent" bundle. This allows you to maintain common configuration elements in a single parent bundle that are automatically inherited by all bundles in the inheritance chain. This eliminates the need to manually maintain and update individual bundles. CasC bundle inheritance is a Preview feature. For more information, see Configuration as Code.

A default Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle can be pre-selected for new controllers (BEE-1983)

In operations center, a Default bundle option is now available in the Configuration as Code bundles screen to allow you to pre-select a CasC bundle in the controller configuration screen when setting up a new controller. For more information, see Configuration as Code.

Feature enhancements

Multiple files per section within a Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle (BEE-391)

CasC bundles now support storing configuration settings within subfolders for: jcasc, items, rbac, and plugins. The plugin catalog does not support more than one file.

  • Jenkins Configuration as Code (JCasC) files are processed by folder, as described in the Jenkins Configuration as Code plugin documentation.

  • All plugins included within individual plugin files are installed.

  • Existing global groups and roles are replaced by groups and roles in the files.

  • Files are processed by adding groups and roles, but never removing groups or roles.

  • Items files are processed one-by-one using the same criteria as before.

For more information, see Configuration as Code.

The Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle version is automatically generated (BEE-1254)

The CasC bundle version number is automatically generated based on the content of the files to avoid potential problems during a configuration bundle update.

The Configuration as Code (CasC) link file information is now available in the controller’s Manage screen in operations center (BEE-2011)

In operations center, the link file details and download link are now available in the controller’s Manage screen. Previously, the link file and download link were available from the Configuration as Code bundles screen. For more information, see Configuration as Code.

The following options have also been removed from the Configuration as Code bundles screen:

  • Viewing the bundle’s URL and security token.

  • Regenerate the security token button.

  • Copy link file content button.

If you need to regenerate the bundle’s token, you can use the casc-bundle-regenerate-token CLI command. For more information, see Configuration as Code (CasC) CLI.
The list of events and their properties sent to CloudBees for purposes of tracking CloudBees CI product usage patterns was duplicated (BEE-3432)

The list of events and their properties sent to CloudBees for purposes of tracking CloudBees CI product usage patterns was duplicated in an internal document and in the CloudBees documentation, but neither document precisely matched the actual behavior in the product. It was difficult to keep all sources synchronized, and some events or properties applied only to preview features or software versions not yet released.

The exact event and property names used by this system are now automatically recorded in CloudBees CI, and can be viewed from the Configure System screen by scrolling down to Usage Statistics, clicking the ? icon for the Help make CloudBees better by sending telemetry and metrics to evaluate patterns of usage checkbox, and selecting the see details link in the expanded help text.

Resolved issues

When a controller was moved using Move/Copy/Promote it lost the relationship with its Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle (BEE-2518)

When a controller was moved to a new location in operations center using Move/Copy/Promote, the controller loses the relationship with its CasC bundle if the new location is not matched by the Availability pattern.

A preflight check has been added to Move/Copy/Promote, to warn the user if the controller’s bundle is not available at the destination.

The CloudBees navigation wrongly identified CloudBees Jenkins Platform as CloudBees Software Delivery Automation (BEE-2561)

New navigation selections for CloudBees CI and CloudBees Software Delivery Automation were incorrectly added to the CloudBees Jenkins Platform UI.

This issue has been resolved. The CloudBees navigation no longer incorrectly identifies CloudBees Jenkins Platform as CloudBees Software Delivery Automation.

Additions and removal of bundles when the operations center is down were not detected (BEE-3430)

If an existing bundle was removed from operations center when the instance is not up and running, its access control configuration remained in the configuration files and the bundle was still in memory.

If a new bundle was added in operations center when the instance was not up and running, its access control could be configured through the configuration page, but an error was thrown when the Save button for that bundle was selected.

Now, when the operations center is starting, it checks for bundle additions and removals, and saves the new configuration so an error is no longer returned on the configuration page.

Add check to ensure a Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle is available for controllers using the bundle (BEE-3437)

If the Availability pattern was changed and no check was executed, it was possible to reduce the visibility of the bundle, making it unavailable for the controllers using it.

A new check has been added, so if the new Availability pattern makes the bundle not visible for at least one of the controllers using the bundle, the change is not applied and the Availability pattern remains.

An error message is now displayed on the Configuration as Code bundles page.

GUI displays may have been slow to render when using GitHub multibranch projects (BEE-3448)

GUI displays may have been slow to render when using GitHub multibranch projects due to the propagation of credentials from operations center to a controller while deciding whether to display a link to convert authentication to a GitHub App.

This lookup is now deferred.

When a Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle was removed from operations center, all former associations between the bundle and the controller were retained (BEE-3449)

When a bundle was removed from operations center, added to operations center, and then removed from operations center a second time, all former associates with the bundle were retained and an error was returned.

This issue has been resolved. Now after removing the bundle, all the relationships and associations are correctly updated.

Configuration as Code (CasC) bundles were not properly updated (BEE-3649)

When a new CasC bundle is added to operations center or an existing bundle is updated, the bundle was not properly updated.

An event is now fired to update the internal bundles model.

Missing JavaScript caused a WARNING in the logs (BEE-3753)

A link to a missing JavaScript file caused a WARNING message in the logs when the Configuration as Code bundles screen was accessed.

This issue has been resolved. A WARNING message is no longer displayed when the Configuration as Code bundles screen is accessed.

Security access tokens were not properly set in controllers (BEE-3818)

When security access tokens were created, they were not visible, and the ConfigurationMap/Secret was not properly created when the controller was provisioned.

This issue has been resolved.

A Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle’s Availability pattern cannot be defined programmatically (BEE-3819)

If using CloudBees CI 2.277.4.2 or 2.277.4.3, and you issued the casc-bundle-set-master CLI command, no CasC bundles were available to assign to the controller and an error was returned.

A new CLI command has been added to programmatically set the Availability pattern of a CasC bundle. For more information, see Configuration as Code (CasC) CLI

Error when a new Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle version is detected (BEE-4074)

When a new version of a bundle is detected and downloaded, an error occurred when the bundle folder was deleted, which prevented the bundle from being updated. This issue has been resolved.

The content of YAML files inside a section were overwritten (BEE-4158)

When a Configuration as Code (CasC) bundle with multiple files in a section was downloaded, the content of all files was overwritten with the content contained in the first file. This issue has been resolved.

The jcasc system property value could not be a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) (BEE-4159)

A URI could not be used as value of the jcasc system property when the target is a folder instead of a file. This issue has been resolved.

The link file content returned by the casc-bundle-set-master CLI command was incorrect (BEE-4456)

This issue has been resolved. The casc-bundle-set-master CLI command now returns the correct information.

High lock contention in queue prevents builds from triggering (BEE-4071) (JENKINS-65262)

The github-branch-source plugin experiences high lock contention due to excessive and incorrect rate limit checking.

Locking was removed from most code paths and the incorrect rate limit checking was fixed. This issue is resolved.

Incorrect checking of "Distinguished Name (DN)" in LDAP plugin (BEE-2927) (JENKINS-65117)

The LDAP server incorrectly uses string equality to check a DN.

The DN is now parsed so that the difference in attribute name case is ignored.

Legacy terminology update (BEE-2392, BEE-2433, BEE-2435, BEE-2442, BEE-2520, BEE-2537, BEE-2538, BEE-2540, BEE-2541, BEE-2542, BEE-3590, BEE-3715, BEE-3719)

CloudBees is updating terminology to remove offensive text. During this ongoing initiative, “controller” replaces “master,” “agent” replaces “slave,” “allowlist” replaces “whitelist,” and “denylist” replaces “blacklist.”

HTTP 500 error on the stand-by operations center or controller (BEE-4194)

A rendering issue was causing an HTTP 500 error that prevented the stand-by node page from loading properly on stand-by operations center or controller instances.

This issue has been resolved. The stand-by node page now loads properly.

User interface becomes non-responsive when browsing shared agents (BEE-408)

In some circumstances, while browsing shared agents, the user interface became non-responsive and created blocking issues for build-related objects.

This issue has been resolved. Browsing shared agent information no longer causes the user interface to become non-responsive.

Known issues

None.