Review Results

Comment

The change only bumps pkgver in .SRCINFO from 5.3.0 to 5.4.0. This metadata file does not introduce executable logic, new sources, install scripts, or packaging behavior changes by itself. Based on the provided diff hunk alone, there is no security-relevant issue to flag.

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = nordvpn-bin
 	pkgdesc = NordVPN CLI tool for Linux
-	pkgver = 5.3.0
+	pkgver = 5.4.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://nordvpn.com/download/linux/
 	install = nordvpn-bin.install

Comment

The change is a straightforward version bump in .SRCINFO from NordVPN 5.3.0 to 5.4.0, with corresponding SHA-256 updates for the official NordVPN Debian package URLs. The sources remain HTTPS on the vendor’s repo, there are no new sources, scripts, or build-time execution changes, and .SRCINFO is metadata only. No security-relevant red flags are introduced by this diff alone.

@@ -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_5.3.0_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
+	source_x86_64 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.4.0_amd64.deb
+	sha256sums_x86_64 = 57669d407215f34cd80b56d0b953dcd0ab8dcd3413ed18c646f666e0582e013a
+	source_i686 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.4.0_i386.deb
+	sha256sums_i686 = 2843b52f358f3b0eb20f2ffc8dfbb9937f2a4db11195d359cfe65c04a40b4ad8
+	source_armv7h = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.4.0_armhf.deb
+	sha256sums_armv7h = 515d4206c8803b27a72564612730f06ff5870ecd9385674142bc171c20045b8f
+	source_aarch64 = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.4.0_arm64.deb
+	sha256sums_aarch64 = 0a343574ec985def2d1b8ff9fde404568d95664f7e927655d11f4b01616e394e
+	source_armeabi = https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/pool/main/n/nordvpn/nordvpn_5.4.0_armel.deb
+	sha256sums_armeabi = 960cc36b3753651a8e85afc13567dc8f5405acce0e7ec7a98f221bd411f0deb5
 
 pkgname = nordvpn-bin

Comment

The change is a straightforward version bump from 5.3.0 to 5.4.0 with updated SHA-256 checksums for the NordVPN upstream .deb artifacts. The source URLs remain HTTPS and point to the official NordVPN repository, and there are no new build steps, scripts, or packaging changes that would introduce code execution, persistence, or privilege escalation. No additional red flags are present in the diff itself.

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Contributor: Martoko <mbastholm at gmail dot com>
 
 pkgname=nordvpn-bin
-pkgver=5.3.0
+pkgver=5.4.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="NordVPN CLI tool for Linux"
 arch=('x86_64' 'i686' 'armv7h' 'aarch64' 'armeabi')

Comment

The change only refreshes the SHA-256 checksums for the NordVPN Debian package downloads across architectures. The source URLs remain HTTPS and point to the vendor’s official repository, and there are no new build-time commands, scripts, or packaging behaviors introduced in this hunk. I don’t see evidence of added persistence, privilege escalation, or integrity bypass in the diff itself. Risk is low, though as with any binary package the trust boundary remains the upstream vendor release.

@@ -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=('34cdea72a75c9700c285b950ed2ec96acaeed4d607013a3abd18366731f8c334')
-sha256sums_i686=('c6e3908876941698a41287e01ca4327d9f2c0116469c2de072e3767ba551c5ae')
-sha256sums_armv7h=('34ee5e8ee89b22a1082b67253ca9eb61bcd4c158afb3a163b00c5b6679178c71')
-sha256sums_aarch64=('87fc3fbacd289fbf2242d52b62da363b7e799701504dd7a98013db63df372999')
-sha256sums_armeabi=('43caf6489ebc9d9f97d97be40312abfbfb7e07022aed76294830818cd993e1ca')
+sha256sums_x86_64=('57669d407215f34cd80b56d0b953dcd0ab8dcd3413ed18c646f666e0582e013a')
+sha256sums_i686=('2843b52f358f3b0eb20f2ffc8dfbb9937f2a4db11195d359cfe65c04a40b4ad8')
+sha256sums_armv7h=('515d4206c8803b27a72564612730f06ff5870ecd9385674142bc171c20045b8f')
+sha256sums_aarch64=('0a343574ec985def2d1b8ff9fde404568d95664f7e927655d11f4b01616e394e')
+sha256sums_armeabi=('960cc36b3753651a8e85afc13567dc8f5405acce0e7ec7a98f221bd411f0deb5')
 
 package() {
     bsdtar -O -xf *.deb data.tar.gz | bsdtar -C "${pkgdir}" -xJf -