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CodeQL 2.7.0 (2021-10-27)

This is an overview of changes in the CodeQL CLI and relevant CodeQL query and library packs. For additional updates on changes to the CodeQL code scanning experience, check out the code scanning section on the GitHub blog, relevant GitHub Changelog updates, changes in the CodeQL extension for Visual Studio Code, and the CodeQL Action changelog.

Security Coverage

CodeQL 2.7.0 runs a total of 268 security queries when configured with the Default suite (covering 117 CWE). The Extended suite enables an additional 80 queries (covering 28 more CWE).

CodeQL CLI

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where indirect tracing would sometimes not manage to observe build processes if certain environment variables were unset during the build.
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