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.stig.ol9os:def:271827
# OL 9 cron configuration directories must have a mode of 0700 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.
# cron configuration directories have a mode of 0755 or less permissive.
# file_object (file_test)
test_1() {
( (stat -c '%A' '^/etc/cron.*$' | awk '{print (substr($0,7,1)=="x" || substr($0,7,1)=="s")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '^/etc/cron.*$' | awk '{print (substr($0,10,1)=="x" || substr($0,10,1)=="t")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '^/etc/cron.*$' | awk '{print (substr($0,8,1)=="r")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '^/etc/cron.*$' | awk '{print (substr($0,9,1)=="w")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '^/etc/cron.*$' | awk '{print (substr($0,5,1)=="r")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' ) && ( (stat -c '%A' '^/etc/cron.*$' | awk '{print (substr($0,6,1)=="w")?"true":"false"}') | grep -qxF 'false' )
}
if test_1; then
echo "PASS"
else
echo "FAIL"
fi Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed
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#!/bin/sh
# OVAL definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.ol9os:def:271827
check_cron_dir_permissions() {
for path in /etc/cron.*; do
if [ ! -d "$path" ]; then
continue
fi
stat_output=$(stat -c "%a %A" "$path")
if [ $(echo "$stat_output" | awk '{print $1}') -ge 700 ]; then
echo "FAIL"
exit 1
fi
done
echo "PASS"
exit 0
}
check_cron_dir_permissions