Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7.4 released

released Sep 12th, 2023

Summary of What's New in this Release of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7.4​

• Updated version of Git used by Visual Studio to v 2.41.0.3.
• Fixed a crash while applying changes with hot reload on a decompiled module.
• Ensures the security of the VS Installer Elevation Service by adding quotes to the path, preventing process hijacking along the path.

Developer Community​

• Code Lens TypeScript/JavaScript references animation
• System.Windows.Extensions types are not supported on platform .NET6 with Studio Version 17.6.5
• Visual Studio not asserting for 0xC0000005: Access violation

Security Advisories Addressed​

• CVE-2023-36799A vulnerability exists in .NET where reading a maliciously crafted X.509 certificate may result in Denial of Service. This issue only affects Linux systems.
• CVE-2023-36796This security update addresses a vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file which can lead to Remote Code Execution.
• CVE-2023-36794This security update addresses a vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file which can lead to Remote Code Execution.
• CVE-2023-36793This security update addresses a vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file which can lead to Remote Code Execution.
• CVE-2023-36792This security update addresses a vulnerability in DiaSymReader.dll when reading a corrupted PDB file which can lead to Remote Code Execution.
• CVE-2023-36759This security update removes pgodriver.sys, where reading a malicious file can lead to Elevation of Privilege.
• CVE-2023-36758This security update addresses a vulnerability in VSInstallerElevationService when running a malicious executable which can lead to Elevatio of Privilege.

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Visual Studio 2022 Release Notes

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