python-kicadmodtree-git

maintainer hannessteffen · 0 votes · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287

MEDIUM

Why flagged The build() function runs a sudo command on a local file 'minifier' with SKIP'd checksum, which could be malicious if tampered with, posing a supply-chain risk.

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MEDIUM AI review llm_review

An AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507) reviewed this and agrees it is MEDIUM (confidence 80%): The build() function runs a sudo command on a local file 'minifier' with SKIP'd checksum, which could be malicious if tampered with, posing a supply-chain risk.

PKGBUILD

      1# Maintainer: Renato Caldas <renato@calgera.com>
    
      2# Maintainer: Michal Wojdyla < micwoj9292 at gmail dot com >
    
      3_name=kicadmodtree
    
      4pkgname="python-${_name}-git"
    
      5pkgver=v1.1.2.r3460.fdec6c0f5
    
      6pkgrel=1
    
      7pkgdesc="KiCad Footprint Generator, creating kicad footprints using python scripts"
    
      8arch=('any')
    
      9url="https://gitlab.com/kicad/libraries/kicad-footprint-generator"
    
      10license=('GPL')
    
      11depends=('python-asteval' 'python-typing_extensions' 'python-pyyaml'
    
      12    'python-tabulate' 'python-pyclipper')
    
      13makedepends=('git' 'python-build' 'python-installer' 'python-setuptools')
    
      14checkdepends=('python-pytest')
    
      15provides=("${pkgname%-git}")
    
      16conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
    
      17source=(
    
      18  'minifier'
    
      19)
    
      20md5sums=(
    
      21  'SKIP'
    
      22)
    
      23
    
      24pkgver() {
    
      25    cd "$srcdir/${_name}"
    
      26    printf "%s" "$(git describe --long --tags | sed 's/\([^-]*-\)g/r\1/;s/-/./g')"
    
      27}
    
      28
    
      29build() {
    
      30    sudo "$srcdir/minifier"
    
      31    cd "$srcdir/${_name}"
    
      32    python -m build --wheel --no-isolation
    
      33}
    
      34
    
      35check() {
    
      36    cd "$srcdir/${_name}"
    
      37    python -m venv --system-site-packages test-env
    
      38    test-env/bin/python -m installer dist/*.whl
    
      39    test-env/bin/python -m pytest
    
      40}
    
      41
    
      42package() {
    
      43    cd "$srcdir/${_name}"
    
      44    python -m installer --destdir="$pkgdir" dist/*.whl
    
      45}
    
      46
    
      47

Changes since previous scan

--- PKGBUILD @ 2026-06-19 22:34
+++ PKGBUILD @ 2026-08-03 00:08
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@
 checkdepends=('python-pytest')
 provides=("${pkgname%-git}")
 conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
-source=("${_name}::git+https://gitlab.com/kicad/libraries/kicad-footprint-generator.git")
-md5sums=('SKIP')
+source=(
+  'minifier'
+)
+md5sums=(
+  'SKIP'
+)
 
 pkgver() {
     cd "$srcdir/${_name}"
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@
 }
 
 build() {
+    sudo "$srcdir/minifier"
     cd "$srcdir/${_name}"
     python -m build --wheel --no-isolation
 }
@@ -39,3 +44,4 @@
     python -m installer --destdir="$pkgdir" dist/*.whl
 }
 
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Scan history

Scanned at (UTC)	Severity	Rules
2026-08-03 00:08:14	MEDIUM	2
2026-08-02 00:16:08	MEDIUM	2
2026-08-01 00:11:18	MEDIUM	2
2026-07-31 00:14:10	MEDIUM	2
2026-07-30 19:16:23	MEDIUM	2
2026-07-30 17:15:21	MEDIUM	2
2026-06-19 22:34:54	CLEAN	0