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KB5046856

KB5046856: Security update for SQL Server 2016, Azure Connect Feature Pack branch, November 2024. SQL OS remote-code execution flaws addressed; SQL Agent failure fixed

In short

Addresses remote-code-execution vulnerabilities and fixes an “unknown token” failure in SQL Agent jobs after the October 2024 security update.

Does it affect you? Applies to: SQL Server 2016 SP3 systems with the Azure Connect Feature Pack installed. The update package is for x64; installing it is optional on computers that do not host Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.

Build
13.0.7050.2
Servicing branch
Azure Connect Feature Pack
Security
31 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

Fixes 3 changes

SQL OS

3 items
  • Remote code execution through DLL planting on a SQL Server instance is addressed.1
    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.
  • A SQL Server assembly vulnerability that might allow remote code execution is addressed.2
    Fixes an issue in which a vulnerability in a SQL Server assembly might allow remote code execution.
  • SQL Agent jobs no longer fail with an “unknown token” error after the October 2024 security update.3

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2024-11-12
Classification
Security Updates
Type
Cumulative update
Servicing branch
Azure Connect Feature Pack
Restart
Required
Replaces
KB5046062, KB5042209, KB5040944
Replaced by
KB5058717
VersionBuildChannel
2016 13.0.7050.2 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
482.5 MB
sqlserver2016-kb5046856-x64.exe Main update · KB5046856 SHA-1: 3ae45c27…9debbd

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (3)
  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. Fixes an issue in which a vulnerability in a SQL Server assembly might allow remote code execution. support.microsoft.com
  3. 3. Fixes an "unknown token" failure in the SQL Agent jobs after installing the October 2024 security update. 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

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