Index: SpecCheck.py
===================================================================
--- SpecCheck.py.orig
+++ SpecCheck.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ prefix_regex = re.compile('^Prefix\s*:\s
 packager_regex = re.compile('^Packager\s*:\s*([^\s]+)', re.IGNORECASE)
 noarch_regex = re.compile('^BuildArch(?:itectures)?\s*:\s*\\bnoarch\\b', re.IGNORECASE)
 make_check_regex = re.compile('(^|\s|%{?__)make}?\s+(check|test)')
-rm_regex = re.compile('(^|\s)((.*/)?rm|%{?__rm}?) ')
+rm_rf_regex = re.compile('(^|\s)((.*/)?rm|%{?__rm}?) -[fF]?[rR][^/]*$')
 rpm_buildroot_regex = re.compile('(\\\*)\${?RPM_BUILD_ROOT}?|(%+){?buildroot}?')
 configure_start_regex = re.compile('\./configure')
 configure_libdir_spec_regex = re.compile('ln |\./configure[^#]*--libdir=([^\s]+)[^#]*')
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ def contains_buildroot(line):
     return 0
 
 
+def contains_create_buildroot(line):
+    '''Check if the line is of the form mkdir %{buildroot}.'''
+    line = line.strip()
+    if contains_buildroot(line) and line.startswith("mkdir") and \
+        not line.count("-p"):
+        return True
+    return False
+
 class SpecCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCheck):
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -192,6 +200,7 @@ class SpecCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCh
         ifarch_depth = -1
         current_section = 'package'
         buildroot_clean = {'clean': 0, 'install' : 0}
+        buildroot_created={'clean':False , 'install':True}
         depscript_override = 0
         depgen_disabled = 0
         indent_spaces = 0
@@ -261,8 +270,13 @@ class SpecCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCh
                 printWarning(pkg, 'make-check-outside-check-section', line[:-1])
 
             if current_section in buildroot_clean:
-                if contains_buildroot(line) and rm_regex.search(line):
+                if buildroot_created[current_section] and \
+                   contains_buildroot(line) and rm_rf_regex.search(line):
                     buildroot_clean[current_section] = 1
+                    buildroot_created[current_section] = False
+
+            if contains_create_buildroot(line):
+                buildroot_created[current_section] = True
 
             if ifarch_regex.search(line):
                 if_depth = if_depth + 1
@@ -441,6 +455,9 @@ class SpecCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCh
             if not buildroot_clean[sect]:
                 printError(pkg, 'no-cleaning-of-buildroot', '%' + sect)
 
+        if buildroot_clean['install'] and not buildroot_created['install']:
+            printError(pkg,  '%install-no-mkdir-buildroot')
+
         if not buildroot:
             printError(pkg, 'no-buildroot-tag')
 
@@ -598,6 +615,12 @@ unpacking the sources.''',
 '''You should clean $RPM_BUILD_ROOT in the %clean section and just after the
 beginning of %install section. Use "rm -Rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT".''',
 
+'%install-no-mkdir-buildroot',
+"""Your install section removes the buildroot but does not create them
+afterwards in a secure way, which allows attackers to trivially play tricks
+with symlinks on you. use mkdir %buildroot (no -p option!) or don't clean
+the buildroot in %install, because that's anyway already done for you by rpm.""",
+
 'rpm-buildroot-usage',
 '''$RPM_BUILD_ROOT should not be touched during %build or %prep stage, as it
 will break short circuiting.''',