otf-now
The package downloads a font archive from a non-whitelisted but project-plausible host (fontlibrary.org) and processes it with a local script; the installed files are font data, not executable code, limiting worst-case impact to data tampering.
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 font archive from a non-whitelisted but project-plausible host (fontlibrary.org) and processes it with a local script; the installed files are font data, not executable code, limiting worst-case impact to data tampering.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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:15
source=(https://fontlibrary.org/assets/downloads/now/92f81dc6f3ba4a48ba3e70f5e826207d/now.zip
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: Daniel Landau <daniel@landau.fi>
# Contributor: Lucas Werkmeister <mail@lucaswerkmeister.de>
# Contributor: jdarch <jda -dot- cloud -plus- archlinux -at- gmail -dot- com>
pkgname=otf-now
pkgdesc="Now typeface by Alfredo Marco Pradil (OpenType)"
url='https://fontlibrary.org/en/font/now'
license=('custom:SIL Open Font License')
pkgver=1
pkgrel=2
depends=('fontconfig' 'xorg-font-utils' 'fontforge')
arch=('any')
install=$pkgname.install
source=(https://fontlibrary.org/assets/downloads/now/92f81dc6f3ba4a48ba3e70f5e826207d/now.zip
convert.ff
)
sha512sums=('963899ef209fb9ccdc0548ee24710b43a6183f9b58224f6c3550ec00cb92a2c7d0930efa92aa90a0d3002814296ff86bfb02b9c630a62ceed72f1e233a105258'
'3224a9e0ad2e7082ef04722711a9b4cb79baec4f1af505926ef8f0494047ce9636c9a1315d69e0c3b4bc0a66ac590f95764912bde913ad6183198d11aa3b7bcc')
package() {
install -d "${pkgdir}/usr/share/fonts/OTF"
install -m644 "${srcdir}/"*.otf "${pkgdir}/usr/share/fonts/OTF/"
cd "${srcdir}"
for f in *.otf
do
fontforge -script convert.ff $f
done
install -d "${pkgdir}/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
install -m644 "${srcdir}/"*.ttf "${pkgdir}/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
install -D -m644 "${srcdir}/OFL-FAQ.txt" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/OFL-FAQ.txt"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026-08-29 00:29:17 | Low | 2 |