CVE-2026-44471 gitoxide: Symlink prefix-reuse allows worktree escape during checkout

gitoxide is an implementation of git written in Rust. Prior to 0.21.1, a malicious tree can be constructed that will, when checked out with gitoxide, permit writing an attacker-controlled symlink into any existing directory the user has write access to. During checkout, all symlink index entries...

gix-fs: Symlink prefix-reuse allows worktree escape during checkout

Summary A malicious tree can be constructed that will, when checked out with gitoxide, permit writing an attacker-controlled symlink into any existing directory the user has write access to. Details During checkout, all symlink index entries are deferred and created after regular files using a...