chronos-firmware
The package downloads firmware and support files from the official Mushkin domain and GitHub; the firmware file is non-executable data, and the GitHub source is for static assets, posing minimal risk despite the non-whitelisted host flag.
Triggered rules
llm_review
The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-07-25) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 95%): The package downloads firmware and support files from the official Mushkin domain and GitHub; the firmware file is non-executable data, and the GitHub source is for static assets, posing minimal risk despite the non-whitelisted host flag.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
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:14
source=(http://poweredbymushkin.com/firmware/Mushkin_Atlas_Chronos_Catalyst_${_srcver}_FW_Update.zip
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Contributor: OS Hazard <oshazard+aur@gmail.com>
pkgname=chronos-firmware
pkgver=5.0.7
_srcver=507
_ffpver=5-0-7
pkgrel=2
pkgdesc="Mushkin FW for Atlas, Catalyst, Chronos, Chronos Deluxe, and Chronos MX Sandforce SF-2200 SSDs"
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
url="http://poweredbymushkin.com/support/ssd-firmware-updates"
license=('unknown')
optdepends=('sandforce-updater: flash firmware')
makedepends=('unzip' 'gzip')
install=$pkgname.install
source=(http://poweredbymushkin.com/firmware/Mushkin_Atlas_Chronos_Catalyst_${_srcver}_FW_Update.zip
https://github.com/oshazard/aur-includes/raw/master/chronos-firmware/includes.tar.gz)
md5sums=('d989b290e195aedaec75133f63bf8bb7'
'3a8f37a7e2b2e882982b74884eacaa66')
package() {
cd "$srcdir/Mushkin_Atlas_Chronos_Catalyst_${_srcver}_FW_Update"
# Install binary
mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/share/${pkgname}"
install -m644 MKN_FW_${_ffpver}.ffp "${pkgdir}/usr/share/${pkgname}"
cd "$srcdir/mkn-launcher"
# Install pixmap and .desktop file
install -Dm644 "mushkin_file.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/mushkin_file.png"
install -Dm644 "chronos-firmware.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/${pkgname}.desktop"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 00:27:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-16 00:03:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-15 00:25:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-14 00:27:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-13 00:19:54 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-12 00:25:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-11 00:19:22 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-10 00:22:44 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-09 00:04:09 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-08 00:18:08 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-07 00:30:15 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-06 00:17:06 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-05 00:16:27 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-04 00:03:13 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-03 00:15:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-02 00:02:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-01 00:11:19 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-31 00:19:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-30 00:04:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-29 00:29:17 | Low | 2 |