The assert enabled/disabled flag is attached to the wrong class.
Te be semantically correct, it needs to be attached to the
innermost class enclosing the assertion. It is currently attached
to the outermost enclosing class.

/*
 * @test %W% %E%
 * @bug 4478095
 * @summary assertion flag attached to wrong class
 * @author gafter
 *
 * @compile -source 1.4 Attach.java
 * @run main
 */

class Attach {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Attach.class.getClassLoader().
            setClassAssertionStatus("Attach", false);
        new V();
        throw new Error("failed 4478095");
    }
    static class U {
        static { V.f(); };
    }
    static class V extends U {
        static void f() {
            try {
                assert false;
            } catch (AssertionError e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        }
    }
}