KDE has released Plasma 6.7.3, a bugfix update that addresses critical stability issues and introduces quality-of-life enhancements. Notable improvements include the restoration of triple buffering for NVIDIA GPUs in KWin, a fix for screens failing to wake from DPMS sleep, and the resolution of a significant vulnerability in shared calendar event plugins. This update also brings various desktop fixes, such as accurate timezone rendering in the Digital Clock widget and enhancements to the SDDM login manager. The release is dedicated to Eric Laffoon, a long-time contributor to the KDE project who passed away in May 2026
KDE Plasma 6.7.3 Released with NVIDIA Triple Buffering Restoration and Critical Security Fixes
KDE has officially released Plasma 6.7.3, a stable bugfix update that patches critical stability issues and quality-of-life improvements across the entire desktop stack. Key updates include the restoration of triple buffering for NVIDIA GPUs in KWin, a fix for screens failing to wake from DPMS sleep, and a resolution of a dangerous use-after-free vulnerability in the shared calendar event plugins. The release also addresses several desktop quirks, including corrected timezone offsets in the Digital Clock widget, improved brightness slider polling behavior, and refinements to the SDDM login manager and DrKonqi crash reporter.
