--- title: Linux This Week: AI, Desktops, Gaming & BIG Security Fixes description: Weekly Linux and open source roundup covering Debian's ongoing vote on whether to allow AI-generated contributions, OpenAI's new official ChatGPT desktop app... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-this-week-ai-desktops-gaming-big-security-fixes-ytbkaxjxu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linux This Week: AI, Desktops, Gaming & BIG Security Fixes | daily.dev og:description: Weekly Linux and open source roundup covering Debian's ongoing vote on whether to allow AI-generated contributions, OpenAI's new official ChatGPT desktop app... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linux-this-week-ai-desktops-gaming-big-security-fixes-ytbkaxjxu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YtbKaXjXU.png og:image:alt: Linux This Week: AI, Desktops, Gaming & BIG Security Fixes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linux This Week: AI, Desktops, Gaming & BIG Security Fixes **[SavvyNik](https://daily.dev/sources/savvynik)** · 23 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Weekly Linux and open source roundup covering Debian's ongoing vote on whether to allow AI-generated contributions, OpenAI's new official ChatGPT desktop app for Linux, rsync 3.5 patching 33 vulnerabilities, Flatpak 1.18 fixing sandbox escape flaws, GeForce Now exiting beta on Linux, a reverted-then-fixed GPU fair scheduler patch for the kernel, GNOME Shell design previews and GNOME 51 beta, Nova driver progress, Manjaro 26.1 and Linux Mint 22.3 releases, KDE Plasma 6.8 and a new KDE long-term-support funding initiative, and a Fedora CoreOS proposal to enable OOMD and zram swap by default. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many vulnerabilities were fixed in the rsync 3.5 release? Rsync 3.5 fixed 33 security vulnerabilities, described as an extraordinary release. Many of the CVEs were rated high severity, covering issues like privilege escalation, transfer shaping problems, and unintended file writes or reads. Because rsync is widely used for backups, server administration, and file transfers across Linux and Unix systems, users are advised to update immediately. _Teams relying on rsync for backups can track patch details like these through daily.dev before rolling out updates._ ### What security issues were fixed in Flatpak 1.18? Flatpak 1.18 patched several serious vulnerabilities including a sandbox escape, local root privilege escalation, and arbitrary root file read/write access. One flaw allowed a symbolic link attack that could grant full read and write access to the host file system, undermining Flatpak's core sandboxing guarantee. Users are urged to update to 1.18 or 1.19 immediately. _Anyone shipping or maintaining flatpak-packaged apps can follow security fixes like this on daily.dev before deploying updates._ ### Why did Linux revert the new fair GPU scheduler in kernel 7.2? The fair scheduler, meant to replace the older FIFO policy in the DRM graphics stack for more balanced GPU time distribution, caused serious regressions on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, including game freezes and unresponsive desktops. Developers reverted the patch series before the Linux 7.2 release rather than ship the regression, keeping the older FIFO scheduler in place while fixes are prepared for a return in Linux 7.3. _Developers tracking kernel scheduler changes affecting GPU workloads can follow this rollout on daily.dev before upgrading._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [FOSS Weekly \#26.03: Torvalds Using AI, Dash to Dock, Linux Kernel Bugs, Pacman's Rust Replacement and More](https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-03-torvalds-using-ai-dash-to-dock-linux-kernel-bugs-pacman-s-rust-replacement-an-z5dj7vonp) · It's Foss · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-this-week-ai-desktops-gaming-big-security-fixes-ytbkaxjxu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Linux This Week: AI, Desktops, Gaming & BIG Security Fixes","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-this-week-ai-desktops-gaming-big-security-fixes-ytbkaxjxu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-this-week-ai-desktops-gaming-big-security-fixes-ytbkaxjxu"},"datePublished":"2026-08-16T16:19:29.465Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T20:21:48.421Z","description":"Weekly Linux and open source roundup covering Debian's ongoing vote on whether to allow AI-generated contributions, OpenAI's new official ChatGPT desktop app...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wke-19wgiwc/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wke-19wgiwc/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"SavvyNik","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"SavvyNik","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--WqWN5vuC--/f_auto/v1743923591/logos/savvynik","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/savvynik"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-this-week-ai-desktops-gaming-big-security-fixes-ytbkaxjxu","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux","timeRequired":"PT23M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Linux This Week: AI, Desktops, Gaming & BIG Security Fixes","description":"Weekly Linux and open source roundup covering Debian's ongoing vote on whether to allow AI-generated contributions, OpenAI's new official ChatGPT desktop app...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wke-19wgiwc/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-16T16:19:29.465Z","duration":"PT23M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/YtbKaXjXU","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/wke-19wgiwc"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SavvyNik","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/savvynik"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Linux This Week: AI, Desktops, Gaming & BIG Security Fixes"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/linux-this-week-ai-desktops-gaming-big-security-fixes-ytbkaxjxu#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How many vulnerabilities were fixed in the rsync 3.5 release?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Rsync 3.5 fixed 33 security vulnerabilities, described as an extraordinary release. 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