echidna
The pip install of slither-analyzer is a legitimate dependency installation during packaging, not a malicious payload, and occurs in a standard build environment.
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 pip install of slither-analyzer is a legitimate dependency installation during packaging, not a malicious payload, and occurs in a standard build environment.
2 higher static findings superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
pip_install_external
`pip install <package>` fetches an unpinned package from PyPI at build time, outside source=() and makepkg's checksums.
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PKGBUILD:30
pip install slither-analyzer
alt_pkg_manager_install
A non-pip/npm package manager (pipx, uv, poetry, cargo install, go install, gem, conda…) fetches and builds an external package at build time, outside source=() and makepkg's checksums.
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PKGBUILD:31
stack install --flag echidna:-static --extra-lib-dirs="$HOME/.local/lib/" --extra-include-dirs="$HOME/.local/include/"
PKGBUILD
2 offending line(s) highlighted# This is an example PKGBUILD file. Use this as a start to creating your own,
# and remove these comments. For more information, see 'man PKGBUILD'.
# NOTE: Please fill out the license field for your package! If it is unknown,
# then please put 'unknown'.
# Maintainer: Mathias Scherer <scherer.mat@gmail.com>
pkgname=echidna
pkgver=2.2.0
pkgrel=1
epoch=
pkgdesc="A Fast Smart Contract Fuzzer"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://github.com/crytic/echidna"
license=('AGPL')
makedepends=('stack>=2.0.0'
'cmake')
depends=('libsecp256k1'
'python-pip')
source=("echidna-$pkgver.tar.gz::https://github.com/crytic/echidna/archive/refs/tags/v$pkgver.tar.gz")
sha256sums=('919a46d5820acdc26c119d2dc36b2abadb2383217a801ba07b1335aac1d07ee1')
build() {
cd "./$pkgname-$pkgver"
sh .github/scripts/install-libff.sh
stack build --flag echidna:-static --extra-lib-dirs="$HOME/.local/lib/" --extra-include-dirs="$HOME/.local/include/"
}
package() {
cd "./$pkgname-$pkgver"
pip install slither-analyzer
stack install --flag echidna:-static --extra-lib-dirs="$HOME/.local/lib/" --extra-include-dirs="$HOME/.local/include/"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 00:21:48 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-31 00:07:41 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-30 00:29:30 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-29 00:13:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-28 00:06:54 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-27 00:23:28 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-26 00:12:40 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-25 00:20:48 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-24 00:14:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-23 00:02:19 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-22 00:13:10 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-21 00:12:50 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-20 00:10:31 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-19 00:03:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-18 00:06:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-17 00:21:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-16 00:12:47 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-15 00:28:05 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-14 00:06:47 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-13 00:23:45 | Low | 3 |