ssb-server

maintainer redfish · 1 votes · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287

LOW

Why flagged The npm install command is used to install the project's own source tarball from GitHub, which is a normal and expected step when packaging Node.js applications; the flagged 'external package' is actually the local source, not an undeclared remote dependency.

Triggered rules

LOW AI review downgraded a static finding 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 npm install command is used to install the project's own source tarball from GitHub, which is a normal and expected step when packaging Node.js applications; the flagged 'external package' is actually the local source, not an undeclared remote dependency.

1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)

MEDIUM npm/yarn/pnpm install of an undeclared external package npm_install_external

Runs `npm/yarn/pnpm install <package>` for a package not in source=(), pulling unpinned, unreviewed code at build time. Severity downgraded: the package declares/looks like a Node.js consumer, where build-time installs are expected.

PKGBUILD:23 npm install -g --user root --prefix "${pkgdir}/usr" "$srcdir/v${pkgver}.tar.gz"

PKGBUILD

1 offending line(s) highlighted

      1# Maintainer: redfish <redfish@galactica.pw>
    
      2
    
      3pkgname=ssb-server
    
      4pkgver=16.0.1
    
      5pkgrel=2
    
      6pkgdesc="The gossip and replication server for Secure Scuttlebutt - a distributed social network"
    
      7arch=(any)
    
      8url="https://scuttlebut.io"
    
      9license=('MIT')
    
      10depends=('nodejs' 'npm')
    
      11source=(https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz)
    
      12
    
      13options=(!strip)
    
      14
    
      15prepare(){
    
      16	cd "$srcdir"
    
      17	# rapackage after patching, because we have to install from tarball
    
      18	#tar czf v$pkgver.patched.tar.gz "$pkgname-$pkgver/"
    
      19}
    
      20
    
      21package(){
    
      22  # if patching in prepare(), then change to .patched.tar.gz
    
      23  npm install -g --user root --prefix "${pkgdir}/usr" "$srcdir/v${pkgver}.tar.gz"
    
      24}
    
      25
    
      26sha256sums=('8a5679f767ea379dca80fc33d6234fa5085e29455cdfad391ea4f7742830e428')
    
      27

Scan history

Scanned at (UTC)	Severity	Rules
2026-08-03 00:08:14	LOW	2
2026-08-02 00:16:08	LOW	2
2026-08-01 00:11:18	LOW	2
2026-07-31 00:14:10	LOW	2
2026-07-30 00:17:23	LOW	2
2026-07-29 00:25:53	LOW	2
2026-07-28 00:07:28	LOW	2
2026-07-27 00:24:32	LOW	2
2026-07-26 00:07:32	LOW	2
2026-07-25 00:13:44	LOW	2
2026-07-24 00:02:28	LOW	2
2026-07-23 00:14:47	LOW	2
2026-07-22 00:29:32	LOW	2
2026-07-21 00:24:15	LOW	2
2026-07-20 00:19:49	LOW	2
2026-07-19 00:17:08	LOW	2
2026-07-18 00:14:48	LOW	2
2026-07-17 00:06:16	LOW	2
2026-07-16 00:05:41	LOW	2
2026-07-15 00:09:25	LOW	2