[PR #6861/2bf85cca backport][stable-7] feature(yum_versionlock): add support to pin specific package versions

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This is a backport of PR #6861 as merged into main (2bf85cc).

feature(yum_versionlock): add support to pin specific package versions

SUMMARY

Adjusted yum_versionlock (as requested in #4470) to handle version suffixes in a correct way to avoid wrong change results. This will validate and handle the following cases:

• package name like: httpd
• package name and version like: httpd-0:2.4.57-3.el9

Fixes #4470

ISSUE TYPE

• Feature Pull Request

COMPONENT NAME

yum_versionlock

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

@tedgin & @matt-horwood-mayden as you requested this change, please feel free to test.

Before:

[gyptazy@localhost ansible]# ansible-playbook playbooks/yum_versionlock.yml 

PLAY [yum versionlock] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [lock iCommands to version 4.2.8] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
changed: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=2    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   

After:

[gyptazy@localhost ansible]# ansible-playbook playbooks/yum_versionlock.yml 

PLAY [yum versionlock] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [lock iCommands to version 4.2.8] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0 

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