package: chkrootkit

[i-am-logger]

Describe the bug

some linux commands are found INFECTED,

/usr/lib and /sbin are not available in nixos

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:
on nixos:

1. nix-shell -p chkrootkit
2. sudo chkrootkit -q

Expected behavior

1. not sure why i get INFECTED
2. no /usr/lib or /sbin in nixOS

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sudo chkrootkit -q -n
Checking `basename'... INFECTED
/bin/sh
Checking `date'... INFECTED
Checking `dirname'... INFECTED
Checking `echo'... INFECTED
Checking `env'... INFECTED
/nix/store/01znf87kiw5xx1dj0f7djrnrbg84ij28-findutils-4.9.0/bin/find: ‘/usr/lib’: No such file or directory
/nix/store/01znf87kiw5xx1dj0f7djrnrbg84ij28-findutils-4.9.0/bin/find: ‘/usr/lib’: No such file or directory
/nix/store/01znf87kiw5xx1dj0f7djrnrbg84ij28-findutils-4.9.0/bin/find: ‘/sbin’: No such file or directory

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[fin444]

As was explained in the issue you linked:

This is a false-positive

Chkrootkit is designed to work on a normal Linux system, which NixOS is not. Thus, it interprets normal behavior (like the lack of /usr/lib and /sbin) to be a virus.

[i-am-logger]

Thanks, I'll follow up with chkrootkit