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KB5046062

KB5046062: Security update for SQL Server 2016, Azure Connect Feature Pack branch, October 2024. Database privilege flaw fixed; changed-data capture issues corrected

In short

A security flaw could allow elevated access to the database. Problems capturing changed data are corrected, but scheduled database jobs might show an “unknown token” error until KB5046856.

Does it affect you? Applies to: x64 systems running SQL Server 2016 SP3 Azure Connect Feature Pack.

Build
13.0.7045.2
Servicing branch
Azure Connect Feature Pack
Security
2 fixed
Restart
Required

For servers on the Azure Connect Feature Pack of Service Pack 3, the branch with fixes beyond security. Servers on the GDR branch (security fixes only) get a separate update. Which branch am I on?

What changes

Fix 1 change

Replication

  • Problems capturing changed data that began with the September update are fixed.1
    Fixes functional issues in Change Data Capture (CDC) introduced in the September GDR.

Known issues

  1. Open Affects: Organizations and IT administrators

    Symptoms

    Some scheduled database jobs might show an “unknown token” error after this update.2

    Workaround status No workaround yet

    Microsoft has not published a manual workaround for this issue yet. Monitor release health until a resolving update is available.

  2. Open Affects: Organizations and IT administrators

    Resolution

    KB5046856 fixes the “unknown token” error in scheduled database jobs.3

    Workaround status No workaround yet

    Microsoft has not published a manual workaround for this issue yet. Monitor release health until a resolving update is available.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-10-08
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Servicing branch
Azure Connect Feature Pack
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5042209, KB5040944
Replaced by
KB5046856
VersionBuildChannel
2016 13.0.7045.2 General availability

Security

2 vulnerabilities fixed
2 important
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS
CVE-2024-37341
Microsoft SQL Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
 Important 8.8
CVE-2024-49000
SQL Server Native Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
 Important 8.8

Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)

Package 2016
471.7 MB
sqlserver2016-kb5046062-x64.exe Main update · KB5046062 SHA-1: c5161e28…4f3e10

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (3)
  1. 1. Fixes known functional issues that occur in the Change Data Capture (CDC) feature and that were introduced in the September GDR. support.microsoft.com
  2. 2. After you apply this security update, you might experience an "unknown token" error in the SQL Agent jobs. support.microsoft.com
  3. 3. To fix this issue, apply the security update for SQL Server 2016 SP3 Azure Connect Feature Pack: November 12, 2024 (KB5046856). support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 8 of 8 checks passed, 3 quoted passages · 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

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