Sync with 2.17.6

* maint-2.17:
  Git 2.17.6
  unpack_trees(): start with a fresh lstat cache
  run-command: invalidate lstat cache after a command finished
  checkout: fix bug that makes checkout follow symlinks in leading path
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Git v2.17.6 Release Notes
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This release addresses the security issues CVE-2021-21300.
Fixes since v2.17.5
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* CVE-2021-21300:
On case-insensitive file systems with support for symbolic links,
if Git is configured globally to apply delay-capable clean/smudge
filters (such as Git LFS), Git could be fooled into running
remote code during a clone.
Credit for finding and fixing this vulnerability goes to Matheus
Tavares, helped by Johannes Schindelin.