ringer-client-desktop
The npx command runs react-app-rewired and electron-builder, which are development tools used to build the project from its own source; this is a normal part of the build process for Electron apps and does not execute untrusted remote code.
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 npx command runs react-app-rewired and electron-builder, which are development tools used to build the project from its own source; this is a normal part of the build process for Electron apps and does not execute untrusted remote code.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
remote_code_tool
`npx`/`bunx`/`pnpm dlx`/`deno run <url>` downloads AND runs a remote package at build time — the moral equivalent of piping a download into a shell. Severity downgraded: Node.js consumer context.
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PKGBUILD:83
NODE_ENV=production npx react-app-rewired build
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
pkgname=ringer-client-desktop
_pkgname=Ringer
_appname="${_pkgname}-Client-Desktop"
pkgver=5.2.1
_electronversion=29
_nodeversion=20
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A new cross platform messaging app.(Use system-wide electron)"
arch=('any')
url="https://lifplatforms.com/ringer.html"
_ghurl="https://github.com/Lif-Platforms/Ringer-Client-Desktop"
license=('GPL-2.0-only')
conflicts=("${pkgname}")
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
)
makedepends=(
'npm'
'curl'
'nvm'
'gendesk'
'git'
)
options=(
'!strip'
'!emptydirs'
)
source=(
"${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${_ghurl}#tag=${pkgver}"
"${pkgname}.desktop"
"${pkgname}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('a156c5bf387f967f85c71750b9a3f4b687130035b0485b678133d45b50fc5d15'
'5ae75de25c7204dba7bfbbbe3c9f58cf6f565963359735a471e1f61ee8692181'
'31ad33b633744f5361abd964be306cea53ae1050e760c787115f7eca60045ae6')
_ensure_local_nvm() {
local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
}
_get_electron_version() {
_elec_ver="$(grep -m 1 '"electron":' "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/package.json" | cut -d'"' -f4 | tr -d '^' | cut -d. -f1)"
echo -e "The electron version is: \033[1;31m${_elec_ver}\033[0m"
}
prepare() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
_get_electron_version
sed -i -e "
s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
s/@appname@/${pkgname}/g
s/@runname@/app/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
s/@options@/env ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto/g
" "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh"
export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
{
echo -e '\n'
#echo 'build_from_source=true'
echo "cache=${srcdir}/.npm_cache"
} >> .npmrc
if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
{
echo 'registry=https://registry.npmmirror.com'
echo 'electron_mirror=https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/'
echo 'electron_builder_binaries_mirror=https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/'
} >> .npmrc
find ./ -type f -name "package-lock.json" -exec sed -i "s/registry.npmjs.org/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
fi
_ensure_local_nvm
cp public/icons/png/32x32.png public/logo.png
sed -i "s/favicon.ico/logo.png/g" main.js
sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
NODE_ENV=development npm install
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
_ensure_local_nvm
local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
NODE_ENV=production npx react-app-rewired build
NODE_ENV=production npm exec -c "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${electronDist}"
}
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/dist/linux-"*/resources/app.asar -t "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
cp -Pr --no-preserve=ownership "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/dist/linux-"*/resources/app.asar.unpacked "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
_icon_sizes=(16x16 24x24 32x32 48x48 64x64 128x128 256x256 512x512 1024x1024)
for _icons in "${_icon_sizes[@]}";do
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/public/icons/png/${_icons}.png" \
"${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${_icons}/apps/${pkgname}.png"
done
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/${pkgname}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
}
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| 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 |
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| 2026-09-12 00:25:17 | Low | 2 |
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| 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 |