nvm-troubleshooting-linux

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Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Apr 6, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Uses sudo to perform high-privilege operations on system files, including deleting and overwriting /etc/resolv.conf and creating /etc/wsl.conf to fix DNS resolution issues in WSL.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Executes chattr +i on /etc/resolv.conf to make the file immutable, preventing the operating system from managing the file automatically.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: Modifies the user's shell configuration by appending environment variables and script loading commands to ~/.bashrc, then reloads the environment using the source command.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: Fetches the official nvm installation script from the nvm-sh organization's repository on GitHub (raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/).
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Pipes the remotely fetched nvm installation script directly into a bash shell for immediate execution on Alpine Linux systems.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
Apr 6, 2026, 10:50 AM