Security Experts Warn of “Snap Trap” Exploit in Ubuntu - OMG! 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

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I mean they could at least wait a week before suggesting any new apps from a previously unseen developer or publisher (which are different attributes on the Snap Store) as a disincentive.

There are more safeguards that could be added but it would be a start.

That said I don't actually know if there is any review period when registering to publish on the store.

Someone else already suggested limiting it to verified developers (or publishers).

@thelinuxcast Call me a boomer, but a command interpreter should not suggest software, it should only print an error message about the fact that the command could not be found.