hugin-messenger
The flagged pattern involves pnpm installing dependencies during build, but this is part of building the project from its own source (git repo) and uses standard development tools; the dependencies are not externally declared malicious packages, and the build process runs in a controlled environment with no evidence of remote code execution or supply-chain compromise.
Triggered rules
llm_review
The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 90%): The flagged pattern involves pnpm installing dependencies during build, but this is part of building the project from its own source (git repo) and uses standard development tools; the dependencies are not externally declared malicious packages, and the build process runs in a controlled environment with no evidence of remote code execution or supply-chain compromise.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
npm_install_external
Runs `npm/yarn/pnpm install <package>` for a package not in source=(), pulling unpinned, unreviewed code at build time. Severity downgraded: the package declares/looks like a Node.js consumer, where build-time installs are expected.
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PKGBUILD:92
NODE_ENV=development pnpm add -D node-gyp
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
_appname=hugin
pkgname="${_appname}-messenger"
_pkgname='Hugin Messenger'
pkgver=2.0.0
_electronversion=30
_nodeversion=22
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A secure and private messaging desktop application.(Use system-wide electron)"
arch=('any')
url="https://hugin.chat/"
_ghurl="https://github.com/kryptokrona/hugin-desktop"
license=('GPL-3.0-only')
conflicts=("${pkgname}")
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
)
makedepends=(
'npm'
'nvm'
'gendesk'
'curl'
'python-setuptools'
'git'
'jq'
)
source=(
"${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${_ghurl}#tag=${pkgver}"
"${pkgname}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('fc78ee41f80a9cc48efd000c283510e2a64c2596bbc1676c0d6996fbd3d544a5'
'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d')
_ensure_local_nvm() {
local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
}
_get_app_dir() {
find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1
}
_set_build_env() {
export ELECTRON_DIST="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
export HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
{
export PNPM_LINK_WORKSPACE_PACKAGES=true
export PNPM_FETCH_RETRY_MAXTIMEOUT=10000
export PNPM_CACHE_DIR="${srcdir}/.pnpm_cache"
export PNPM_STORE_DIR="${srcdir}/.pnpm_store"
export PNPM_VIRTUAL_STORE_DIR="${srcdir}/.pnpm_store"
export PNPM_SHAMEFULLY_HOIST=true
export PNPM_VIRTUAL_STORE_DIR_MAX_LENGTH=80
export PNPM_NODE_LINKER=hoisted
export PNPM_NETWORK_CONCURRENCY=32
}
if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
{
export pnpm_config_registry="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
export npm_config_registry="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
export NPM_CONFIG_ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/"
export NPM_CONFIG_ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/"
export NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node"
}
fi
}
_get_electron_version() {
_elec_ver=$(find "${srcdir}" -maxdepth 5 -name "package.json" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" \
-exec grep -l '"electron"' {} + | xargs -I{} jq -r '(.devDependencies.electron // .dependencies.electron) // empty' {} 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[[ -z "${_elec_ver}" ]] && return 1
echo -e "The electron version is: \033[1;31m${_elec_ver%%.*}\033[0m"
}
prepare() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
_get_electron_version
sed -i -e "
s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
s/@appname@/${pkgname}/g
s/@runname@/app.asar/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
" "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh"
gendesk -f -n -q \
--pkgname="${pkgname}" \
--pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
--categories="Network" \
--name="${_pkgname}" \
--exec="${pkgname} %U"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
NODE_ENV=development pnpm add -D node-gyp
NODE_ENV=development pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
# Fix C++ standard mismatch: usb module builds with c++14 but Electron 30's
# V8 headers require c++17 (std::is_void_v, std::is_convertible_v, etc.)
sed -i 's|-std=c++14|-std=c++17|g' node_modules/usb/binding.gyp
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
_ensure_local_nvm
local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
NODE_ENV=production pnpm run build:svelte
NODE_ENV=production pnpm -c exec "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${ELECTRON_DIST} --config build.config.json"
}
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
local _app_dir=$(_get_app_dir)
cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/"* "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}/"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/build/icon.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname}.png"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/${pkgname}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 00:17:11 | Low | 2 |
| 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 |