In previous versions (1.7.x releases) this was rendered correctly as a bidirectional edge between the vertices. In 1.8 (1.8.5 and 1.8.9 were tested) the edge is rendered as a one-way arrow. Turning off concentration eliminates the issue.
As for severity... since I saw no mention of changes to concentrate
behavior in the changelog I'm assuming this is a bug.
Input:
Owner: *
digraph G {
/* Use edge concentration */
concentrate=true;
1 [ label = "node1" ];
2 [ label = "node2" ];
1 -> 2;
2 -> 1;
} /* graph close */
Status: *