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1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 00:21:48 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-31 00:07:41 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-30 00:29:30 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-29 00:13:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-28 00:06:54 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-27 00:23:28 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-26 00:12:40 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-25 00:20:48 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-24 00:14:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-23 00:02:19 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-22 00:13:10 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-21 00:12:50 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-20 00:10:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-19 00:03:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-18 00:06:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-17 00:21:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-16 00:12:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-15 00:28:05 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-14 00:06:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-13 00:23:45 | Low | 2 |