easyroam-desktop-bin
The PKGBUILD downloads a prebuilt binary .deb from packages.easyroam.de, which is the official distribution host for the easyroam-desktop application (easyroam is a legitimate eduroam-based Wi-Fi profile management service used by German universities). The sha256sum is pinned, which mitigates substitution attacks at the time of packaging. However, the source is a prebuilt binary from a vendor-controlled host over plain HTTP (not HTTPS), meaning the download is not transport-encrypted and could be intercepted/substituted in transit. The binary is then extracted and installed directly without any signature verification beyond the sha256. This is a real supply-chain concern: the HTTP transport allows MITM substitution of the binary, and the sha256 only protects against post-download tampering if the checksum itself hasn't been compromised. The package also uses an .install hook which could execute arbitrary code at install time. These factors together justify a medium rating — it's a legitimate vendor package but delivered insecurely (HTTP) with no GPG signature verification, and the installed artifact is executed code from a 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:13
source=('http://packages.easyroam.de/repos/easyroam-desktop/pool/main/e/easyroam-desktop/easyroam_connect_desktop-1.4.3%2B1.4.3-linux.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 packages.easyroam.de, which is the official distribution host for the easyroam-desktop application (easyroam is a legitimate eduroam-based Wi-Fi profile management service used by German universities). The sha256sum is pinned, which mitigates substitution attacks at the time of packaging. However, the source is a prebuilt binary from a vendor-controlled host over plain HTTP (not HTTPS), meaning the download is not transport-encrypted and could be intercepted/substituted in transit. The binary is then extracted and installed directly without any signature verification beyond the sha256. This is a real supply-chain concern: the HTTP transport allows MITM substitution of the binary, and the sha256 only protects against post-download tampering if the checksum itself hasn't been compromised. The package also uses an .install hook which could execute arbitrary code at install time. These factors together justify a medium rating — it's a legitimate vendor package but delivered insecurely (HTTP) with no GPG signature verification, and the installed artifact is executed code from a third-party host.
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: Eric Finger <ericfinger at ericfinger dot com>
pkgname=easyroam-desktop-bin
pkgver=1.4.3
pkgrel=0
epoch=0
pkgdesc="Manage and install your easyroam wifi profiles"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://www.easyroam.de/"
license=('unknown')
depends=('gtk3' 'lz4' 'xz' 'libnm' 'libsecret' 'webkit2gtk-4.1' 'openssl')
provides=('easyroam-desktop')
conflicts=('easyroam-desktop')
source=('http://packages.easyroam.de/repos/easyroam-desktop/pool/main/e/easyroam-desktop/easyroam_connect_desktop-1.4.3%2B1.4.3-linux.deb')
sha256sums=('d373cb0144105a56803bed1c61c0a8adcd50eb0021bcb4065cdbb49aa87c2efc')
install=".install"
package() {
tar -xvf 'data.tar.gz' -C "${pkgdir}"
}
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 |