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Symlink handling bugs in patch V4A Delete/Move

Cluster 123824 · agent. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #124256 on 26 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues concern incorrect behavior in patch V4A where Delete and Move operations act on symlink targets rather than the symlinks themselves, and related guard logic also vets the link target incorrectly.

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#124256 fix(patch): V4A Delete/Move act on a symlink itself, and the guards vet the link

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files: agent/file_safety.py, agent/runtime_self_protection.py, tests/tools/test_file_operations_delete.py, tests/tools/test_file_tools_cwd_resolution.py, tools/file_operations.py, tools/file_tools.py, tools/file_tools_paths.py

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#123825 fix(patch): V4A Delete and Move act on a symlink itself, not the file it points to · superseded by another PR → #124256

Closed issues · 1

Closed#123824[Bug]: patch V4A `Delete File` on a symlink deletes the file it points to, and `Move File` renames the target

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Pairwise link density 0.67: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. 1.00 means every pair is linked.

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Subsystem: agent
Merged PRs: #124256
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 26 Sep 2026

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