Security Experts Warn of “Snap Trap” Exploit in Ubuntu

Researchers at Aqua Nautilus say they’ve identified a security issue in the way Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature works, which attackers can exploit to trick users into installing malicious snaps. In a lengthy blog post detailing their investigation, the security outfit concludes that “the risk of attackers exploiting the ‘command-not-found’ utility to recommend their own malicious snap packages is a pressing concern”. “The true peril lies in the potential scope of this issue, with attackers capable of mimicking thousands of commands from widely-used packages,” adding “past instances of malicious packages appearing in the Snap Store highlight this issue.” What’s the […]

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