Ubuntu Tool Could Trick Users Into Installing Rogue Packages

Posted by bob on Feb 15, 2024 2:51 PM EDT
LinuxSecurity.com - Hybrid RSS; By Brittany Day
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A potential security vulnerability exists in the command-not-found tool in Ubuntu, which threat actors could exploit to recommend and install malicious packages on systems running Ubuntu operating systems. The command-not-found tool is installed by default on Ubuntu systems and suggests packages to install when users attempt to run commands that are not available.

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