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KB5036343

KB5036343: Security update for SQL Server 2022, CU branch, April 2024. Remote-code-execution flaws in SQL drivers addressed

In short

Addresses 38 Important vulnerabilities in the Microsoft ODBC and OLE DB drivers for SQL Server. SQL Server components move to build 16.0.4120.1.

Does it affect you? Applies to: SQL Server 2022 installations, including servers running SQL Server Reporting Services. The update package is x64; installing it requires SQL Server 2022 or a SQL Server 2022 CU release through CU12 GDR.

Build
16.0.4120.1
Servicing branch
CU
Security
38 fixed
Restart
Required

For servers on the CU branch: they install cumulative updates, which also bring fixes beyond security. Servers on the GDR branch (security fixes only) get a separate update. Which branch am I on?

What changes

Improvement 1 change

SQL Server

  • SQL Server components are updated to build 16.0.4120.1.1
    Product version: 16.0.4120.1; file version: 2022.160.4120.1.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-04-09
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Servicing branch
CU
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5033663, KB5032679, KB5033592
Replaced by
KB5040939
VersionBuildChannel
2022 16.0.4120.1 General availability

Security

38 vulnerabilities fixed
38 important
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS

The table lists the 0 exploited, publicly disclosed or critical vulnerabilities. See all 38 vulnerabilities →

Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)

Package 2022
409.9 MB
sqlserver2022-kb5036343-x64.exe Main update · KB5036343 SHA-1: d5ef225a…ad217f

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (1)
  1. 1. The Microsoft SQL Server components are updated to the following builds in this security update. support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 1 quoted passage · compared with Microsoft's page on Oct 20, 2026
  • Quotes found in the official pages: passed
  • Numbers found in the sources: passed
  • Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
  • Links to allowed domains only: passed
  • Every official change covered: passed
  • Readable plain text: passed
  • Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
  • Sources agree: passed

A second AI read the text against the sources: correctness 5/5, clarity 4/5, completeness 5/5. How we work

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