ToolTrust
D57/100
rhel-lightspeed

linux-mcp-server

mcp1.4.1

@rhel-lightspeed

Tools to allow LLM clients to interact with Linux systems remotely

By rhel-lightspeed | 80 findings | Scanned 6/3/2026 | tooltrust-scanner/v0.3.13 | 237

1 Critical15 High13 Medium10 Low41 Info

Risk Summary

Block in Production

Dep Visibility + Excessive Permissions risk is significant. Avoid using this in production agents.

Potential impact: This finding indicates the tool should be reviewed before it is trusted.

Recommended action: This tool should stay disabled in production agents until the flagged risks are fixed and the scan is clean.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linux-mcp-server": {
      "disabled": true
    }
  }
}

Security Findings (80)

  • CriticalAS-006

    💻Arbitrary Code Execution

    heuristic signal

    analyze_pkgbuild_safety:tool name or description implies arbitrary script/code execution (evaluate_script, execute javascript, etc.)

    Fix: This tool can execute arbitrary code or shell commands on the host system. Remove it unless strictly required. If kept: (1) restrict access to trusted users/agents only, (2) require human approval before each invocation (Claude Desktop: set approval_required: true; other clients: enable equivalent confirmation), (3) use the most restrictive sandbox or read-only mode available, and (4) never expose this tool to untrusted input sources.

  • HighAS-002

    ⚠️Excessive Permissions ×11

    tool declares network permission

    search_archwikisearch_aurinstall_package_secureanalyze_pkgbuild_safetysearch_package_filesget_latest_newstest_mirror_speedanalyze_pacman_confget_parallel_downloads_setting

    tool declares exec permission

    analyze_pkgbuild_safetyanalyze_package_metadata_risk

    Fix: Tool requests broad permissions (exec/fs/network). Validate input parameters using Enums where possible, and restrict file system operations to explicit allowed directories.

  • HighAS-005

    🔐Privilege Escalation ×4

    tool description suggests privilege escalation: "sudo"

    install_package_secureremove_packageremove_packages_batchremove_orphans

    Fix: Restrict OAuth/token scopes to the minimum necessary. Remove admin, :write wildcards, and any description-level escalation signals (sudo, impersonate).

  • MediumAS-002

    ⚠️Excessive Permissions ×13

    tool declares fs permission

    check_updates_dry_runremove_packageremove_packages_batchremove_orphansfind_package_ownerlist_package_filessearch_package_filesverify_package_integritycheck_disk_spaceget_news_since_last_update

    tool declares db permission

    search_package_filesget_database_sync_historycheck_database_freshness

    Fix: Tool requests broad permissions (exec/fs/network). Validate input parameters using Enums where possible, and restrict file system operations to explicit allowed directories.

  • LowAS-011

    ℹ️Missing Rate-Limit / Timeout ×10

    tool performs network or execution operations but declares no rate-limit, timeout, or retry configuration

    search_archwikisearch_aurinstall_package_secureanalyze_pkgbuild_safetyanalyze_package_metadata_risksearch_package_filesget_latest_newstest_mirror_speedanalyze_pacman_confget_parallel_downloads_setting

    Fix: Declare explicit rate-limit, timeout, and retry configuration for all network and execution tools. Implement exponential back-off and surface resource state to the calling agent.

  • InfoAS-014

    ℹ️Dependency Inventory Unavailable ×41

    Tool did not expose metadata.dependencies or repo_url, so supply-chain coverage is limited.

    search_archwikisearch_aurget_official_package_infocheck_updates_dry_runinstall_package_secureanalyze_pkgbuild_safetyanalyze_package_metadata_riskremove_packageremove_packages_batchlist_orphan_packagesremove_orphansfind_package_ownerlist_package_filessearch_package_filesverify_package_integritylist_package_groupslist_group_packageslist_explicit_packagesmark_as_explicitmark_as_dependencyget_system_infocheck_disk_spaceget_pacman_cache_statscheck_failed_servicesget_boot_logsget_latest_newscheck_critical_newsget_news_since_last_updateget_transaction_historyfind_when_installedfind_failed_transactionsget_database_sync_historylist_active_mirrorstest_mirror_speedsuggest_fastest_mirrorscheck_mirrorlist_healthanalyze_pacman_confanalyze_makepkg_confcheck_ignored_packagesget_parallel_downloads_settingcheck_database_freshness

    Fix: Review and remediate the identified issue.

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