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Light signalThe gix‑odb v0.81.0 release updates Rust edition usage and removes legacy lint declarations while fixing a symlink‑prefix vulnerability.
Why it matters: Fixes GHSA-f89h-2fjh-2r9q, a symlink‑prefix reuse and worktree escape flaw (severity 40).
Summary
AI summaryBroad release touches Commit Details, Commit Statistics, https://www.conventionalcommits.org, and 575113d.
Changes in this release
| Type | Severity | Summary | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Bugfix | Medium |
Fix symlink‑prefix reuse and worktree escape vulnerability (GHSA-f89h-2fjh-2r9q) Fix symlink‑prefix reuse and worktree escape vulnerability (GHSA-f89h-2fjh-2r9q) Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-26 Confidence: low |
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| Refactor | 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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| 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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| Refactor | Low |
Release gix‑fs v0.21.1 Release gix‑fs v0.21.1 Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-26 Confidence: low |
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Commit Statistics
- 19 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 #2590 from GitoxideLabs/independent-testtools (575113d)
- Move single-file directories in tests to simple module files. (1bc4ce3)
- Adapt to changes in
gix-testtools(ce9e6bd) - Merge pull request #2573 from cruessler/run-gix-traverse-tests-with-sha-256 (278d7ec)
- Cleanup the
justfileand automate feature tests (db7b97b) sha1andsha256forwardings for all crates (09b982c)- 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 #2543 from cruessler/run-gix-worktree-stream-tests-with-sha-256 (23af41a)
- Adapt to changes in
gix_object::Data(4309fa4) - Use source's object_hash in TryFrom (78b7fdf)
- Merge pull request #2546 from GitoxideLabs/fix-2545 (adb8328)
Security Fixes
- Fix symlink prefix reuse and 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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