appimage-installer-bin
The PKGBUILD downloads a prebuilt binary .deb from Gitee (a Chinese code-hosting platform), which is the upstream project's own repository (deepin-opensource/appimage-installer). This is not a random personal host — it is the official upstream source for this Deepin project. However, the artifact is a prebuilt binary blob (not source-compiled), and Gitee attachment URLs are not a canonical release distribution channel with strong integrity guarantees. The sha256sum is present and pinned, which mitigates substitution risk significantly. The binary is extracted and installed directly to /opt/apps/ and symlinked into /usr/bin, meaning it will be executed on the user's system. The combination of a prebuilt binary from a non-primary distribution host (Gitee attachments rather than a signed release channel) with direct execution constitutes a genuine medium supply-chain concern, though the pinned checksum and the fact that this is the project's own upstream repository reduce the risk compared to a truly unofficial third-party host.
Triggered rules
source_untrusted_domain
One or more source=() URLs point to a host outside the trusted allowlist (github.com, gitlab.com, codeberg.org, pypi.org, …).
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PKGBUILD:27
source=("${_pkgname}_${pkgver}-beta_amd64.deb::https://gitee.com/deepin-opensource/appimage-installer/attach_files/774786/download/appimage-installer_2.0-beta_amd64.deb")
llm_review
An AI model (anthropic/claude-4.6-sonnet-20260217) reviewed this and agrees it is MEDIUM (confidence 72%): The PKGBUILD downloads a prebuilt binary .deb from Gitee (a Chinese code-hosting platform), which is the upstream project's own repository (deepin-opensource/appimage-installer). This is not a random personal host — it is the official upstream source for this Deepin project. However, the artifact is a prebuilt binary blob (not source-compiled), and Gitee attachment URLs are not a canonical release distribution channel with strong integrity guarantees. The sha256sum is present and pinned, which mitigates substitution risk significantly. The binary is extracted and installed directly to /opt/apps/ and symlinked into /usr/bin, meaning it will be executed on the user's system. The combination of a prebuilt binary from a non-primary distribution host (Gitee attachments rather than a signed release channel) with direct execution constitutes a genuine medium supply-chain concern, though the pinned checksum and the fact that this is the project's own upstream repository reduce the risk compared to a truly unofficial third-party host.
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: taotieren <admin@taotieren.com>
pkgname=appimage-installer-bin
pkgver=2.0
pkgrel=3
pkgdesc="AppImage install tool."
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://gitee.com/deepin-opensource/appimage-installer"
license=('GPL-3.0-only')
provides=(${pkgname%-bin})
conflicts=(${pkgname%-bin})
#replaces=(${pkgname})
depends=(
dtkcore
dtkwidget
dtkgui
gcc-libs
glibc
hicolor-icon-theme
qt5-base
qt5-svg
python)
makedepends=()
backup=()
options=()
# install=${pkgname}.install
source=("${_pkgname}_${pkgver}-beta_amd64.deb::https://gitee.com/deepin-opensource/appimage-installer/attach_files/774786/download/appimage-installer_2.0-beta_amd64.deb")
sha256sums=('155f4795c0489a662546884e1f91204622c90796165795bb83744f4152f0e0e7')
package() {
tar xf ${srcdir}/data.tar.xz -C ${pkgdir}
install -dm0755 "${pkgdir}/usr/bin" \
"${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications" \
"${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps"
ln -sf "/opt/apps/com.appimage-installer/files/appimage-installer" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/appimage-installer"
ln -sf "/opt/apps/com.appimage-installer/entries/applications/com.appimage-installer.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/com.appimage-installer.desktop"
ln -sf "/opt/apps/com.appimage-installer/entries/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/appimage-installer.svg" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/appimage-installer.svg"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 00:27:14 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-16 00:03:17 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-15 00:25:31 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-14 00:27:57 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-13 00:19:54 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-12 00:25:17 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-11 00:19:22 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-10 00:22:44 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-09 00:04:09 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-08 00:18:08 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-07 00:30:15 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-06 00:17:06 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-05 00:16:27 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-04 00:03:13 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-03 00:15:47 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-02 00:02:31 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-09-01 00:11:19 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-08-31 00:19:57 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-08-30 00:04:14 | Medium | 2 |
| 2026-08-29 00:29:17 | Medium | 2 |