The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.
#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.hpux11:def:259
# The alias file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.
# aliases 0644
# file_object (file_test)
test_1() {
( (stat -c '%A' '/etc/mail/aliases' | awk '{print (substr($0,7,1)=="x" || substr($0,7,1)=="s")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '/etc/mail/aliases' | awk '{print (substr($0,4,1)=="x" || substr($0,4,1)=="s")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '/etc/mail/aliases' | awk '{print (substr($0,7,1)=="s" || substr($0,7,1)=="S")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '/etc/mail/aliases' | awk '{print (substr($0,4,1)=="s" || substr($0,4,1)=="S")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '/etc/mail/aliases' | awk '{print (substr($0,10,1)=="x" || substr($0,10,1)=="t")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '/etc/mail/aliases' | awk '{print (substr($0,9,1)=="w")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '/etc/mail/aliases' | awk '{print (substr($0,6,1)=="w")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' )
}
if test_1; then
echo "PASS"
else
echo "FAIL"
fi Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed
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Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.
#!/bin/sh
# OVAL definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.hpux11:def:259
path="/etc/mail/aliases" && [ -r "$path" ] && [ ! -w "$path" ] && [ ! -x "$path" ] && stat -c "%A" "$path" | grep -qv "w-x" && echo "PASS" && exit 0 || echo "FAIL" && exit 1 || echo "PASS" && exit 0