Visual Studio crashes when publishing new repository

[mponce1]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Sign into GH via manage connections
2. Create new local repository
3. Double click and go to Sync
4. Click publish to github and follow prompts

Expected result: New repository pushed to .com and remote is set.
Actual result: VS crashes.

Stacktrace: https://gist.github.com/MergeCity/e91eea9f8c2764d3d19a185bcb60f7fa

[Baneeishaque]

is the bug resolved - and in which version of vs 2017?