kernel-builder

maintainer Someshwar · 2 votes · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287

LOW

Why flagged The `pip install requests` at build time is sloppy packaging (requests is already declared as a dependency via `python-requests` in the depends array, making the pip install redundant and wrong), but it is not a genuine supply-chain attack. The requests package is a well-known, widely-used PyPI package with no history of compromise, and the sha256sum on the source tarball provides integrity for the main code. The real issue is poor packaging practice (bundling a system package via pip into the package directory instead of using the declared dependency), not a security threat. The source is pulled from a personal GitHub repo, which is typical for AUR packages. No obfuscation, no unofficial binary host, no credential exfiltration patterns are present.

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LOW AI review downgraded a static finding llm_review

The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (anthropic/claude-4.6-sonnet-20260217) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 80%): The `pip install requests` at build time is sloppy packaging (requests is already declared as a dependency via `python-requests` in the depends array, making the pip install redundant and wrong), but it is not a genuine supply-chain attack. The requests package is a well-known, widely-used PyPI package with no history of compromise, and the sha256sum on the source tarball provides integrity for the main code. The real issue is poor packaging practice (bundling a system package via pip into the package directory instead of using the declared dependency), not a security threat. The source is pulled from a personal GitHub repo, which is typical for AUR packages. No obfuscation, no unofficial binary host, no credential exfiltration patterns are present.

1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)

MEDIUM pip install of an external package pip_install_external

`pip install <package>` fetches an unpinned package from PyPI at build time, outside source=() and makepkg's checksums.

PKGBUILD:18 pip install --target="$pkgdir/usr/lib/$pkgname" requests

PKGBUILD

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      1# Maintainer: Your Name <someshwar1006@gmail.com>
    
      2pkgname=kernel-builder
    
      3pkgver=2.0
    
      4pkgrel=3
    
      5pkgdesc="Simplifies Linux kernel compilation with version selection, patching, and configuration options for Arch Linux and Ubuntu/Debian, enhancing installation efficiency and customization."
    
      6arch=('any')
    
      7url="https://github.com/Someshwar1006/Kernel-Builder"
    
      8license=('MIT')
    
      9depends=('python' 'python-requests' 'python-pip' 'python-distro')  # Added python-pip as a dependency
    
      10source=("https://github.com/Someshwar1006/Kernel-Builder/raw/main/kernel-builder-2.0.tar.gz")
    
      11sha256sums=('738c429410d2ece61c40075a6b602af36661eb33b0ceafd4c9bbfaa4648dab39')
    
      12
    
      13package() {
    
      14  cd "$srcdir/"
    
      15
    
      16
    
      17  # Use pip to install requests to the package directory
    
      18  pip install --target="$pkgdir/usr/lib/$pkgname" requests
    
      19
    
      20  # Install the main script and make it executable
    
      21  install -Dm755 main_AUR.py "$pkgdir/usr/bin/kernel-builder"
    
      22  install -Dm644 arch.py "$pkgdir/usr/lib/$pkgname/arch.py"
    
      23  install -Dm644 ubuntu.py "$pkgdir/usr/lib/$pkgname/ubuntu.py"
    
      24
    
      25  # Install management scripts
    
      26  install -Dm644 arch_man.py "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}/arch_man.py"
    
      27  install -Dm644 ubuntu_man.py "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}/ubuntu_man.py"
    
      28
    
      29  # Install license and readme
    
      30  install -Dm644 LICENSE "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
    
      31  install -Dm644 README.md "$pkgdir/usr/share/doc/$pkgname/README.md"
    
      32}
    
      33

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2026-08-03 00:08:14	LOW	2
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