Issues Fixed in 15.9.24

• Fixed a bug in the C++ linker missing imports when using umbrella LIBs with difference casing on postfix of DLL name.
• Fixed a bug in the ARM64 C++ compiler where the wrong values could be restored after setjmp.
• Fixed C++ compiler bug for proper folding of inline variable dynamic initializers.
• Made a change that enables Enterprise IT administrators and deployment engineers to configure tools like Microsoft Update client & SCCM to determine applicability of VS2017 updates hosted on Microsoft Update Catalog & WSUS.

Security Advisory Notices

• Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
• Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
• .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

• Fixed issue when using HotRestart to deploy iOS application.
• Fixed and issue where Xamarin.iOS fails to build with MessagingRemoteException.
• Fixed an issue which would place constant-initialized static local 'const' variables in 'inline' functions which were previously dynamically-initialized in the read-only data segment. This can cause compatibility issues when linking against OBJs compiled with older toolsets.
• Fixed a build error in Xamarin.Android projects that could be encountered when Android layout files contain certain characters.
• Fixed an issue with .resx localization at runtime for Xamarin.Android applications.
• C++ IntelliSense vcpkgsrv.exe frequently crashes with set_parent_scope_on_push.
• Fixed WMI Provider component installation failure.
• Fixed a crash in some cases when displaying the Quick Info tooltip for C++ code.
• Fixed a crash when closing Visual Studio.
• Adds Xcode 11.5 SDK support
• Removes abstract modifier to BGTask

Top Issues Fixed in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6.0

• When New Git experience feature flag is enabled, a message will appear in Team Explorer guiding users to the new Git tool window.
• Fix for intermittent UI delay while closing VS when WinForms .NET Core designer is in open state.
• Fixed issues creating projects using type providers, throwing missing method exception at runtime.
• Fixed project creation for .NET framework projects.
• New find in files experience respects options in Tools-Options-Find and Replace pane.
• Fixed a bug where Git repository does not change when closing a Folder and opening a Solution.
• Fixed bug when building iOS app using full debug symbols.
• Added back browing of Mac Distribution provisioning profiles and certificates from Windows.
• Fixed a bug causing Visual Studio 2019 to stop responding when working with Xamarin projects on certain scenarios.
• Added keyboard shortcut for "Copy with Headers" option in SQL Script Results Grid
• SSDT users will now be able to set and view sensitivity properties for all version above SQL Server 2008
• Improve Connection Properties dialog for accessibility users.
• Fixed occasional crashes when using Tested By Code Lens indicator.
• Ensure auto population of text in Find in files is as per legacy behavior.
• Ensure left arrow key behavior in find in files is correct.
• An issue blocking C++ users of the C++20 Ranges library from using algorithms. 

Fixed In This Release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5

• Team Explorer not loading after update to mandatory latest visual studio version for Visual studio 2019
• Find Highlighting Fails when Matching with Match Case Disabled and Regex Option Enabled

Security Advisory Notice

CVE-2020-1108 .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to the .NET Core application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET Core web application handles web requests.

CVE-2020-1161 .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing specially crafted requests to the ASP.NET Core application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the ASP.NET Core web application handles web requests. 

Issues Fixed in 15.9.23

• Fixed C++ compiler bug for proper folding of inline variable dynamic initializers. Ported from the VS 2019 16.0 release.
• Security improvements in vctip.exe.
• A change to enable Enterprise IT administrators and deployment engineers to configure tools like Microsoft Update client & SCCM to determine applicability of VS2017 updates hosted on Microsoft Update Catalog & WSUS.

Security Advisory Notices

• .NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability 

Fixed In This Release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5

• Modified the find "List View" to work with the VsColorOutput extension.
• Fixed a regression introduced with version 16.5 where use of default indexed properties with value-types caused an internal compiler error.
• Modified find in files to preserve user settings between Visual Studio 2019 sessions.
• Fixed an issue where Goto next/previous entry failed to work in the find results list when "preview selected files in find results" is turned off.
• Fixed an issue with find when doing a regex search a pattern that did not contain regex special characters.
• Fixed the button placement in find in files tool window when its in a docked position. Changed alignments for better experience in docked mode.
• Fixed an issue where the find list view did not navigate to results when enter was hit.
• Fixed an issue where Goto next/previous entry failed to work in the find results list when "preview selected files in find results" is turned off.

Security Advisory Notice

CVE-2020-0899 Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2020-0900  Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2020-5260  Git for Visual Studio Credential Leak Vulnerability due to insufficient validation on URLs

Issues Fixed in 15.9.22

• VS2017 C++ sometimes set wrong exception frame.

Security Advisory Notices

• Microsoft Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
• Visual Studio Extension Installer Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
• Git for Visual Studio Credential Leak Vulnerability due to insufficient validation on URLs 

• Fixes issue when entering wrong credentials while trying to connect to a remote Mac build host.
• Fixed an inability to open some types of files.
• Fixed an issue resulting in a failure to add an Apple Developer account with two-step authentication.
• Fixed a crash in watchOS applications when creating GC thread.
• Fixed regression that disallowed exponential floats of the form 1e5f.
• Fixed an issue preventing opening files that are opened in external applications such as Word or Excel. 

• An error occurred while generating the SSH keys. Please check that the environment is properly configured. Details: cat: /Users/cc/Library/Caches/Xamarin/XMA/Keys/1984b83a-dde9-4031-919d-b1d1b8411d0d: No such file or directory
• InvalidOperationException while debugging Xamarin Forms app
• Frame note in module in Xamarin Forms Android
• Internal compiler error is fixed and analysis for WDK completes as usual.
• We fixed an issue in the new Find in Files experience where hidden files and auto-generated files were not searchable.
• Fixed issue with deployment of UWP apps to remote machines where deployment fails with message "DEP0600: Deployment failed. DkmException - Error in the application."
• Local static variable not initialized in inlined function of class imported from dll
• VS 2019 16.5.X: Multiple startup projects while Live Visual Tree was last opened in a debug session crashes
• Fixed issues where for the C++ formatting indentation of new lines with only ending parenthesis.
• Fixed a bug preventing some users from installing 16.5
• Fix an issue where Visual Studio can crash when the display configuration changes.
• Fixed an issue causing slow downs when opening solutions that are impacting the IntelliSense code and related operations.
• Fixed a crash with the debugger that users can run into when the target application being debugged raises an exception.
• Added support for Xcode 11.4.

• A bug is fixed in loop unroller which might lead to wrong condition codes being generated in the unrolled loop.
• Fixed a bug that caused ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x64 to stop working.
• Fixes issue in Chinese version of compiler errors C4533 and C2362 which resulted in incorrect order of string substitution for those languages.
• Improved stability of the Diagnostic Tools and Performance Profiler.
• Code generation problem causing crash with pure virtual destructor in const object
• Fixed a constant evaluation regression from 16.5 Preview 2
• Fixed an issue where MacOS couldn't be paired.
• Fixed an issue where the Diagnostic Tools while debugging and Performance Profiler fail to launch on XBox devices.