Follwing fixes in Ansible 7-9 for CVE-2023-5764 cating `AnsibleUnsafeBytes` &
`AnsibleUnsafeText` to `bytes()` or `str()` requires special handling. The
handling is Ansible specific, so it shouldn't go in the mitogen package but
rather the ansible_mitogen package.
`ansible_mitogen.utils.unsafe.cast()` is most like `mitogen.utils.cast()`.
During development it began as `ansible_mitogen.utils.unsafe.unwrap_var()`,
closer to an inverse of `ansible.utils.unsafe_procy.wrap_var()`. Future
enhancements may move in this direction.
refs #977, refs #1046
See also
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j69-qfc3-2fq9
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/82293
- https://github.com/mitogen-hq/mitogen/wiki/AnsibleUnsafe-notes
If casting a string fails then raise a TypeError. This is potentially an API
breaking change; chosen as the lesser evil vs. allowing silent errors.
`cast()` relies on `bytes(obj)` & `str(obj)` returning the respective
supertype. That's no longer the case for `AnsibleUnsafeBytes` &
`AnsibleUnsafeText`; since fixes/mitigations for CVE-2023-5764.
fixes#1046, refs #977
See also
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j69-qfc3-2fq9
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/82293
Alex Willmer