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People are focused on two KDE Plasma-related changes in the KDE ecosystem: KWin Compositor in Plasma 6.8 dropping Desktop OpenGL support, and a security issue where KDE Plasma can be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution that breaks sandboxes via an “Open New Window” vector.

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KWin Compositor In KDE Plasma 6.8 Drops Support For Desktop OpenGL ·
Key Takeaway KDE Plasma users should prepare for an OpenGL compatibility change in Plasma 6.8 and treat a reported sandbox-bypass arbitrary code execution risk as an urgent security concern.
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KDE Plasma users should prepare for an OpenGL compatibility change in Plasma 6.8 and treat a reported sandbox-bypass arbitrary code execution risk as an urgent security concern.

People are focused on two KDE Plasma-related changes in the KDE ecosystem: KWin Compositor in Plasma 6.8 dropping Desktop OpenGL support, and a security issue where KDE Plasma can be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution that breaks sandboxes via an “Open New Window” vector.

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

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Phoronix · 7h ago
KWin Compositor In KDE Plasma 6.8 Drops Support For Desktop OpenGL

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support dropped Desktop OpenGL
security issue Arbitrary code execution to break sandboxes

What to Watch

  • Check for KDE Plasma 6.8 release notes and migration guidance for Desktop OpenGL usage. Phoronix
  • Watch for KDE security advisories and patches addressing the sandbox bypass via “Open New Window.” Phoronix

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

A security disclosure has been made public today for a yet-to-be-patched arbitrary code execution vulnerability with the KDE Plasma desktop.

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phoronix.com

KWin Compositor In KDE Plasma 6.8 Drops Support For Desktop OpenGL

Along with releasing Plasma 6.7.2 this week, KDE developers continue to be quite busy working on new features and improvements for the Plasma 6.8 release while also furthering along fixes for future P

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xda-developers.com

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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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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