Highlights
Symlink Attack: 2 prior fixes. Scrutinize any change in this area.
crates/core/src/install.rs: most-fixed (2 issues). Treat as high-risk during review.
1 high-severity fix in this history; regressions here are high-impact.
Recurring patterns
The bug types that recur here, drawn from past fixes, not open vulnerabilities.
Symlink Attack: Dependency directory creation could follow a pre-existing symlink, allowing writes outside the intended location.
Path Traversal: Submodule path joins were not validated, enabling directory traversal during git submodule reinitialization.
Symlink Attack: Lockfile writes could be redirected via symlink, causing arbitrary file overwrite.