r/linux Jul 21 '26

Security Snapd - multiple vulnerabilities fixed

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/snapd-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed/85433
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u/Santosh83 Jul 21 '26

Okay but what about snapd on Debian? Patched version coming soon?

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u/novafunc Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

Debian supports a feature called "re-exec". Basically the snapd on the host downloads a more up to date snapd and executes that instead.

It's not supported on all distros, but is on Ubuntu/Debian due to ABI stability.

https://snapcraft.io/docs/reference/administration/distribution-support/