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People are focused on a security vulnerability in KDE Plasma that can enable arbitrary code execution to break sandboxes, flagged via an “Open New Window” vector. Separately, KDE Plasma 6.7.2 is being discussed for stability improvements, including fixes for a common KWin crash and better Chromium video playback.

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KDE Plasma Affected By Arbitrary Code Execution To Break Sandboxes With "Open New Window" · 1 new in last hour ·
Key Takeaway KDE Plasma updates and security concerns are both in the spotlight: a sandbox-escape style issue is reported while 6.7.2 targets common KWin crashes and Chromium playback.
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KDE Plasma updates and security concerns are both in the spotlight: a sandbox-escape style issue is reported while 6.7.2 targets common KWin crashes and Chromium playback.

People are focused on a security vulnerability in KDE Plasma that can enable arbitrary code execution to break sandboxes, flagged via an “Open New Window” vector. Separately, KDE Plasma 6.7.2 is being discussed for stability improvements, including fixes for a common KWin crash and better Chromium video playback.

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KDE Plasma 6.7.2 Brings Fix For Most Common KWin Crash, Better Chromium Video Playback

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KDE Plasma Affected By Arbitrary Code Execution To Break Sandboxes With "Open New Window"

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issue type Arbitrary code execution to break sandboxes
crash fixed Most common KWin crash
media improvement Better Chromium video playback

What to Watch

  • Review KDE Plasma security advisories and patch guidance related to the “Open New Window” sandbox-escape issue. Phoronix
  • Update/install KDE Plasma 6.7.2 and verify whether the common KWin crash and Chromium video playback improvements are resolved. Phoronix

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  • KDE Plasma 6.7.2 Brings Fix For Most Common KWin Crash, Better Chromium Video Playback Phoronix
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KDE Plasma 6.7.2 Brings Fix For Most Common KWin Crash, Better Chromium Video Playback

KDE Plasma 6.7.2 is out today as the latest point release to deliver bug fixes for the Plasma 6.7 desktop that debuted earlier this month.

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KDE Plasma finally added per-screen virtual desktops, and it's yet another reason I'm not going back to Windows

It just keeps getting better

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Drauger OS 7.8 aims to turn Ubuntu into a gaming Linux distro with KDE Plasma

Because why not?

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What about X11-only apps and remote desktop?

The biggest downside to X11 disappearing is that a lot of remote desktop apps and headless sessions use it. VNC servers, X11 forwarding over SSH, and XRDP all rely on it, and there's no perfect equivalent for them in Wayland. But even that space is slowly shifting over to Wayland, with tools like GNOME Remote Desktop gaining traction and RDP support growing. It's not as straightforward as X11 was, but it's getting there. Most users on KDE Plasma probably aren't going to be doing serious headless remote session work through it anyway, and those who are should be able to find viable alternatives

KDE is finally killing X11, and I'm not as sad as I thought I'd be
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