me176c-firmware
The package downloads a firmware ZIP from ASUS's official domain (dlcdnets.asus.com) for a specific device, which is a legitimate source; the non-whitelisted host is a subdomain of asus.com, and the content is non-executable firmware/data installed to standard paths.
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 a firmware ZIP from ASUS's official domain (dlcdnets.asus.com) for a specific device, which is a legitimate source; the non-whitelisted host is a subdomain of asus.com, and the content is non-executable firmware/data installed to standard paths.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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:13
"https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/ME176C/UL-K013-WW-$pkgver-user.zip"
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: lambdadroid <lambdadroid@gmail.com>
pkgname=me176c-firmware
pkgver=12.10.1.36
pkgrel=4
pkgdesc="Additional firmware files for ASUS MeMO Pad 7 (ME176C(X))"
arch=(x86_64)
url="https://github.com/me176c-dev/archlinux-me176c"
license=('unknown')
groups=(me176c)
makedepends=('python' 'mkinitcpio')
options=('!strip')
source=(
"https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/ME176C/UL-K013-WW-$pkgver-user.zip"
'unpackbootimg.py'
)
sha256sums=('b19a2901bd5920b58bd3693243a9edf433656bcee8f454637ee401e28c096469'
'3eab49bb9c4e1bb890b77a1b2a6762ecb7b628278789caa2efb82f287635503d')
build() {
# Extract boot image ramdisk
./unpackbootimg.py boot.img
lsinitcpio -x ramdisk
# Replace /config with /me176c, /config is sometimes used for ConfigFS
sed -i 's@/config/@/me176c/@g' sbin/upi_ug31xx
}
package() {
# Battery daemon
install -Dm755 sbin/upi_ug31xx "$pkgdir/opt/asus/me176c/upi_ug31xx"
# WiFi NVRAM file
install -Dm644 system/etc/nvram.txt "$pkgdir/usr/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.txt"
# Bluetooth firmware
install -Dm644 system/etc/firmware/BCM2076B1_002.002.004.0132.0141_reduced_2dB.hcd \
"$pkgdir/usr/lib/firmware/brcm/BCM2076B1.hcd"
}
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 |