Aqua Nautilus researchers have identified a security issue that arises from the interaction between Ubuntu’s command-not-found package and the snap package repository. While command-not-found serves as a convenient tool for suggesting installations for uninstalled commands, it can be inadvertently manipulated by attackers through the snap repository, leading to deceptive recommendations of malicious packages.

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    9 months ago

    Flathub has manual reviews during initial submission though. Also they’re working on automatically needing a manual review when e.g. new permissions are granted to apps