Interactive Rebase no longer works after 17.8.0 update

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Description

The GitLens extension updated today and now interactive rebase no longer works, showing The editor could not be opened because the file was not found. in the editor pointing at .git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo and the following log output:

2025-12-17 11:00:36.246 [error] [Window] Unable to read file '/home/leon/Code/aports/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '/home/leon/Code/aports/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo'): Error: Unable to read file '/home/leon/Code/aports/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '/home/leon/Code/aports/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo')
    at uEt.G (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3853:66491)
    at uEt.F (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3853:66316)
    at async DEt.L (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3858:9998)
    at async DEt.readStream (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3858:9773)
    at async TCe.Eb (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1319:12360)
    at async TCe.resolve (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1319:10835)
    at async xEt.W (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3858:6644)
    at async yXe.r (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1319:21411)
    at async TPt.acquire (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:27:3374)
    at async CXe.createModelReference (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1319:22967)
2025-12-17 11:00:36.246 [error] [Window] Error: Unable to read file '/home/leon/Code/aports/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '/home/leon/Code/aports/.git/rebase-merge/git-rebase-todo')
    at uEt.G (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3853:66491)
    at uEt.F (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3853:66316)
    at async DEt.L (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3858:9998)
    at async DEt.readStream (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3858:9773)
    at async TCe.Eb (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1319:12360)
    at async TCe.resolve (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1319:10835)
    at async xEt.W (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3858:6644)
    at async yXe.r (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1319:21411)
    at async TPt.acquire (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:27:3374)
    at async CXe.createModelReference (vscode-file://vscode-app/usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1319:22967)

GitLens Version

17.8.0

VS Code Version

Version: 1.107.0
Commit: 618725e67565b290ba4da6fe2d29f8fa1d4e3622
Date: 2025-12-10T07:43:47.883Z
Electron: 39.2.3
ElectronBuildId: 12895514
Chromium: 142.0.7444.175
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.18.0-061800-generic

Git Version

2.51.0

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