[BUG]: Use .NET Core fails randomly when downloading .NET runtime in pipelines

[cheenamalhotra]

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Task name

Use .NET Core

Task version

2.273.0

Issue Description

Randomly get this error and build breaks:

No matching runtime version could be found for specified version: 8.x Kindly note the preview versions are only considered in latest version searches if Include Preview Versions checkbox is checked.

Environment type (Please select at least one enviroment where you face this issue)

• Self-Hosted
• Microsoft Hosted
• VMSS Pool
• Container

Azure DevOps Server type

dev.azure.com (formerly visualstudio.com)

Azure DevOps Server Version (if applicable)

No response

Operation system

Windows Server 2025

Relevant log output

Image: windows-2025
Version: 20260525.149.1
Included Software: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/win25/20260525.149/images/windows/Windows2025-Readme.md
Image Release: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/win25%2F20260525.149
Current image version: '20260525.149.1'
Agent running as: 'VssAdministrator'

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Starting: Install .NET 8.x Runtime
==============================================================================
Task         : Use .NET Core
Description  : Acquires a specific version of the .NET Core SDK from the internet or the local cache and adds it to the PATH. Use this task to change the version of .NET Core used in subsequent tasks. Additionally provides proxy support.
Version      : 2.273.0
Author       : Microsoft Corporation
Help         : https://aka.ms/AA4xgy0
==============================================================================
Tool to install: .NET Core runtime version 8.x.
##[error]Failed while getting version 8.x from channel 8.0 with error: write EPROTO 881C0000:error:0A000438:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:tlsv1 alert internal error:openssl\ssl\record\rec_layer_s3.c:918:SSL alert number 80

No matching runtime version could be found for specified version: 8.x Kindly note the preview versions are only considered in latest version searches if Include Preview Versions checkbox is checked.
##[error]runtime version matching: 8.x could not be found
Finishing: Install .NET 8.x Runtime

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