Yes this seems to be resolved now.
> gedit -V gedit - Version 3.28.1
> sshfs -V SSHFS version 2.8 FUSE library version: 2.9.7 fusermount version: 2.9.7 using FUSE kernel interface version 7.19
> uname -r 4.15.0-20-generic
> cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 18.04 LTS \n \l
Yes this seems to be resolved now.
> gedit -V
gedit - Version 3.28.1
> sshfs -V
SSHFS version 2.8
FUSE library version: 2.9.7
fusermount version: 2.9.7
using FUSE kernel interface version 7.19
> uname -r
4.15.0-20-generic
> cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS \n \l