This release includes 1 security fix for security teams reviewing exposed deployments.
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Moderate signalThe gix‑fs module resolves a symlink prefix reuse and worktree escape vulnerability.
Why it matters: Fixes a critical security flaw (severity 95) affecting any deployment using gix‑fs; upgrade immediately.
Summary
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Changes in this release
| Type | Severity | Summary | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security | Critical |
Fixes symlink prefix reuse and worktree escape vulnerability. Fixes symlink prefix reuse and worktree escape vulnerability. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-26 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Low |
Release gix-fs v0.21.1. Release gix-fs v0.21.1. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-26 Confidence: high |
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| Dependency | Low |
Update crates to Rust 2024 edition. Update crates to Rust 2024 edition. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-26 Confidence: high |
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| Dependency | Low |
Raise MSRV for hash dependency updates. Raise MSRV for hash dependency updates. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-26 Confidence: high |
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| Refactor | Low |
Cleanup `sha1` feature in `gix` to just set what's needed. Cleanup `sha1` feature in `gix` to just set what's needed. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-26 Confidence: high |
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| Refactor | Low |
Remove rust_2018_idioms lint declarations. Remove rust_2018_idioms lint declarations. Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-26 Confidence: high |
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Commit Statistics
- 12 commits contributed to the release over the course of 28 calendar days.
- 28 days passed between releases.
- 0 commits were understood as conventional.
- 0 issues like '(#ID)' were seen in commit messages
Commit Details
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- Merge pull request #2573 from cruessler/run-gix-traverse-tests-with-sha-256 (278d7ec)
- Cleanup
sha1feature ingixto just set what's needed. (16a6fc4) - Merge pull request #2575 from SarthakB11/fix/issue-2316 (4743361)
- Review (1980190)
- Document why each fixture archive is .gitignored (e3d5a04)
- Merge pull request #2568 from GitoxideLabs/dependabot/cargo/cargo-56d6b174d8 (ab2fee1)
- Update crates to Rust 2024 edition (2cb17b2)
- Remove rust_2018_idioms lint declarations (e10d5f6)
- Raise MSRV for hash dependency updates (3675a8d)
- Merge pull request #2559 from GitoxideLabs/fix/symlink-prefix-reuse-worktree-escape-ghsa-f89h-2fjh-2r9q (3af9b4a)
- Release gix-fs v0.21.1 (d3e4c17)
- Merge pull request #2546 from GitoxideLabs/fix-2545 (adb8328)
Security Fixes
- Merge pull request #2559 – fixes symlink prefix reuse worktree escape (GHSA‑F89H‑2FJH‑2R9Q)
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Earlier breaking changes
- vgix-v0.84.0 Allow checkouts of empty repositories; `destination_must_be_empty` becomes `Option<bool>`
- vgix-worktree-stream-v0.33.0 Changes API of `Stream::add_entry_from_path` to require `hash_kind` argument.
- vgix-object-v0.61.0 Renames `Data::hash_kind` to `Data::object_hash` for consistency.
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