xlibre-video-fbdev-bin
Triggered rules
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
source=(https://x11libre.net/repo/arch_based/x86_64/xlibre-video-fbdev-0.5.1.2-1.2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst)
llm_review
An AI model (anthropic/claude-4.6-sonnet-20260217) reviewed this and agrees it is MEDIUM (confidence 82%): This PKGBUILD downloads a prebuilt binary package (.pkg.tar.zst) from x11libre.net, which is a third-party host not affiliated with the official Arch Linux infrastructure or a well-known upstream vendor. The binary is a compiled X.Org video driver that gets extracted and installed directly into the system. While XLibre is a real fork of X.Org (started by Marc Balmer), x11libre.net is not an established, widely-trusted distribution channel — it's a personal/project host. The package bypasses normal source compilation entirely, installing a prebuilt binary that will be loaded as an X server driver module (executed code with elevated trust). There is a sha256sum present, which provides integrity checking against the specific file, but does not protect against the host serving a malicious binary in the first place or the host being compromised. The supply-chain risk is real: a compromised or malicious x11libre.net could serve a backdoored X driver. This is a genuine medium-severity concern — an executed binary from an unofficial/personal host — not a false positive.
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: artist for Xlibre
pkgname=xlibre-video-fbdev-bin
_pkgname=xlibre-xf86-video-fbdev
pkgver=0.5.1.2
pkgrel=1.2
pkgdesc="XLibre Official Easy Install Drop in Replacement fork of X.Org fbdev video driver (binary release)"
arch=(x86_64)
url=https://x11libre.net/repo/arch_based/x86_64
license=('MIT')
groups=('xlibre-drivers')
options=(!strip)
source=(https://x11libre.net/repo/arch_based/x86_64/xlibre-video-fbdev-0.5.1.2-1.2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst)
noextract=("${_pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst")
depends=('glibc')
provides=('xf86-video-fbdev' 'xlibre-video-fbdev')
conflicts=('xf86-video-fbdev' 'xlibre-video-fbdev' 'X-ABI-VIDEODRV_VERSION<28' 'X-ABI-VIDEODRV_VERSION>=29')
sha256sums=('64c6e9347e7b48481d49437382467fe1de6bad06b6ea39252be744df0d273afc')
package() {
tar -xf "${_pkgname}-${pkgver}-${pkgrel}-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst" -C "${pkgdir}" usr
}
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 00:17:23 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-29 00:25:53 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-28 00:07:28 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-27 00:24:32 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-26 00:07:32 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-25 00:13:44 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-24 00:02:28 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-23 00:14:47 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-22 00:29:32 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-21 00:24:15 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-20 00:19:49 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-19 00:17:08 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-18 00:14:48 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-17 00:06:16 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-16 00:05:41 | MEDIUM | 2 |
| 2026-07-15 00:09:25 | MEDIUM | 2 |