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KB5046855

KB5046855: Security update for SQL Server 2016, GDR branch, November 2024. Native Client flaws patched; SQL Agent error needs another update

In short

Addresses 31 vulnerabilities: 30 Important and one unrated. If SQL Agent jobs show an “unknown token” error after the October update, install KB5046856 to fix it.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Servers running SQL Server 2016 SP3 GDR. SQL Server 2016 SP3 or an earlier SQL Server 2016 SP3 GDR release must already be installed. The package is x64.

Build
13.0.6455.2
Servicing branch
GDR
Security
31 fixed
Restart
Required

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

What changes

Fixes 3 changes

SQL Connectivity

  • The fix list addresses an “unknown token” failure in SQL Agent jobs after KB5046063; the page directs affected systems to install KB5046856 to fix the issue.1
    The note also covers systems that applied the October 8, 2024, Azure Connect Feature Pack security update, KB5046062.

SQL OS

2 items
  • Addresses an issue that might allow remote code execution on a SQL Server instance through DLL planting.2
    Fixes bug reference 3542159.
  • Addresses an issue in which a vulnerability in a SQL Server assembly might allow remote code execution.3
    Fixes bug reference 3540582.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-11-12
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Servicing branch
GDR
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5046063, KB5042207, KB5040946
Replaced by
KB5058718
VersionBuildChannel
2016 13.0.6455.2 General availability

Security

31 vulnerabilities fixed
30 important 1 not rated
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSS

The table lists the 0 exploited, publicly disclosed or critical vulnerabilities. See all 31 vulnerabilities →

Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)

Package 2016
485.5 MB
sqlserver2016-kb5046855-x64.exe Main update · KB5046855 SHA-1: 07a02b7a…d1ce7d

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (3)
  1. 1. To fix this issue, install the November 12, 2024, Azure Connect Feature Pack security update (KB5046856). support.microsoft.com
  2. 2. Fixes an issue in which remote code executions might be performed by using a dynamic-link library (DLL) planting technique on a SQL Server instance. support.microsoft.com
  3. 3. Fixes an issue in which a vulnerability in a SQL Server assembly might allow remote code execution. support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 7 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: not passed

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

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