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.rhel9os:def:257875
# RHEL 9 must mount /var/log/audit with the nosuid option.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.
# partition_object (partition_test)
test_1() {
(findmnt -n -o OPTIONS '/var/log/audit' | tr ',' '\n') | grep -qxF 'nosuid'
}
# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_2() {
(sed -En 's/^\s*[^#\s]+\s+\/var\/log\/audit\s+\S+\s+(\S+)\s+\S+\s+\S+\s*$/\1/p' '/etc/fstab') | grep -Pq '(?:^nosuid$|^nosuid,|,nosuid$|,nosuid,)'
}
if ( test_1 && test_2 ); then
echo "PASS"
else
echo "FAIL"
fi Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed
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#!/bin/sh
# OVAL definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.rhel9os:def:257875
if [ ! -d "/var/log/audit" ] || [ ! -f "/etc/fstab" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi
if grep -qE '^\\s*[^#\\s]+\\s+/var/log/audit\\s+\\S+\\s+nosuid\\s+\\S+\\s+\\S+\\s*$' /etc/fstab; then
echo "PASS"; exit 0
else
echo "FAIL"; exit 1
fi