Malware Found On The Arch User Repository (AUR)
On June 7, an AUR package was modified with some malicious code, reminding Arch Linux users (and Linux users in general) that all user-generated packages should be checked (when possible) before installation.
AUR, or the Arch (Linux) User Repository contains package descriptions, also known as PKGBUILDs, which make compiling packages from source easier. While these packages are very useful, they should never be treated as safe, and users should always check their contents before using them, when possible. After all, the AUR webpage states in bold that "AUR packages are user produced content. Any use of the provided files is at your own risk."
The discovery of an AUR package containing malicious code proves this. acrored was modified on June 7 (it appears it was previously "orphaned", meaning it had no maintainer) by an user named "xeactor" to include a curl command that downloaded a script from a pastebin. The script then downloaded another script and installed a systemd unit to run that script periodically.
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