Review Results

Comment

The only change in this .SRCINFO hunk is a version bump from 5.2.0 to 5.3.0. No source URLs, checksums, build steps, install scripts, permissions, or dependency metadata are changed in the provided diff, so there is no new security concern visible here. This appears to be a routine package update metadata change.

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = nordvpn-bin
 	pkgdesc = NordVPN CLI tool for Linux
-	pkgver = 5.2.0
+	pkgver = 5.3.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://nordvpn.com/download/linux/
 	install = nordvpn-bin.install

Comment

The change only bumps the upstream NordVPN Debian package version from 5.2.0 to 5.3.0 across all architectures and updates the corresponding SHA-256 checksums. The sources remain HTTPS on the official NordVPN repository, there are no new build-time commands, no added scripts, and no packaging metadata changes beyond the version/hash refresh. Based on the diff provided, this is a routine upstream binary update with no obvious security red flags in the .SRCINFO itself.

@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ pkgbase = nordvpn-bin
 	license = GPL3
 	provides = nordvpn
 	conflicts = openvpn-nordvpn
-	source_x86_64 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.2.0_amd64.deb
-	sha256sums_x86_64 = 9850701f589e742e4d92c43eee1f2188262ddb71f40e5453d3a2ad79503db89b
-	source_i686 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.2.0_i386.deb
-	sha256sums_i686 = c119fd9190a1893be659aae1749a8b1a56641f72fe64852b1d27cc35f65b2872
-	source_armv7h = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.2.0_armhf.deb
-	sha256sums_armv7h = 9ffb7020b0f154209c33fb83f30ea4405256d7068ce0ba602c60fb78350f107c
-	source_aarch64 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.2.0_arm64.deb
-	sha256sums_aarch64 = 7167223efdca6daf1f84281ed4d2781414a51a4992c51aaa5cab9eb44c979eb4
-	source_armeabi = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.2.0_armel.deb
-	sha256sums_armeabi = 7289bb44e29ec3f037a05e4047f1d3559536252ccbe94e07ba99c617c25bfcab
+	source_x86_64 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.3.0_amd64.deb
+	sha256sums_x86_64 = 34cdea72a75c9700c285b950ed2ec96acaeed4d607013a3abd18366731f8c334
+	source_i686 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.3.0_i386.deb
+	sha256sums_i686 = c6e3908876941698a41287e01ca4327d9f2c0116469c2de072e3767ba551c5ae
+	source_armv7h = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.3.0_armhf.deb
+	sha256sums_armv7h = 34ee5e8ee89b22a1082b67253ca9eb61bcd4c158afb3a163b00c5b6679178c71
+	source_aarch64 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.3.0_arm64.deb
+	sha256sums_aarch64 = 87fc3fbacd289fbf2242d52b62da363b7e799701504dd7a98013db63df372999
+	source_armeabi = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.3.0_armel.deb
+	sha256sums_armeabi = 43caf6489ebc9d9f97d97be40312abfbfb7e07022aed76294830818cd993e1ca
 
 pkgname = nordvpn-bin

Comment

The change is a straightforward version bump from 5.2.0 to 5.3.0 with corresponding SHA-256 updates for the upstream NordVPN .deb artifacts. The source URLs remain HTTPS and point to the official NordVPN repository, and there are no new build steps, scripts, or packaging logic introduced by this diff. No additional integrity or execution risks are evident in the reviewed hunk.

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Contributor: Martoko <mbastholm at gmail dot com>
 
 pkgname=nordvpn-bin
-pkgver=5.2.0
+pkgver=5.3.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="NordVPN CLI tool for Linux"
 arch=('x86_64' 'i686' 'armv7h' 'aarch64' 'armeabi')

Comment

The change only updates SHA-256 checksums for the NordVPN .deb sources on all architectures. The source URLs remain HTTPS and point to the official NordVPN repository, and there are no new build steps, scripts, privilege changes, or packaging behavior changes in the diff. This looks like a routine upstream package refresh rather than a security issue. I did not see evidence of added network fetches outside source=(), obfuscation, or persistence mechanisms in the reviewed hunk.

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ source_i686=("https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/no
 source_armv7h=("https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_${pkgver//_/-}_armhf.deb")
 source_aarch64=("https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_${pkgver//_/-}_arm64.deb")
 source_armeabi=("https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_${pkgver//_/-}_armel.deb")
-sha256sums_x86_64=('9850701f589e742e4d92c43eee1f2188262ddb71f40e5453d3a2ad79503db89b')
-sha256sums_i686=('c119fd9190a1893be659aae1749a8b1a56641f72fe64852b1d27cc35f65b2872')
-sha256sums_armv7h=('9ffb7020b0f154209c33fb83f30ea4405256d7068ce0ba602c60fb78350f107c')
-sha256sums_aarch64=('7167223efdca6daf1f84281ed4d2781414a51a4992c51aaa5cab9eb44c979eb4')
-sha256sums_armeabi=('7289bb44e29ec3f037a05e4047f1d3559536252ccbe94e07ba99c617c25bfcab')
+sha256sums_x86_64=('34cdea72a75c9700c285b950ed2ec96acaeed4d607013a3abd18366731f8c334')
+sha256sums_i686=('c6e3908876941698a41287e01ca4327d9f2c0116469c2de072e3767ba551c5ae')
+sha256sums_armv7h=('34ee5e8ee89b22a1082b67253ca9eb61bcd4c158afb3a163b00c5b6679178c71')
+sha256sums_aarch64=('87fc3fbacd289fbf2242d52b62da363b7e799701504dd7a98013db63df372999')
+sha256sums_armeabi=('43caf6489ebc9d9f97d97be40312abfbfb7e07022aed76294830818cd993e1ca')
 
 package() {
     bsdtar -O -xf *.deb data.tar.gz | bsdtar -C "${pkgdir}" -xJf -