KB5058717: Security update for SQL Server 2016, Azure Connect Feature Pack branch, July 2025. Information disclosure flaw and setup restarts addressed
The update addresses one publicly disclosed Important SQL Server information disclosure vulnerability and fixes a rare query execution issue plus SQL Setup restarts that could prevent setup from continuing.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Servers running SQL Server 2016 SP3 Azure Connect Feature Pack. The update package is for x64 systems.
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 2 changes
Query Execution
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In rare cases, variable length parameters no longer allow uninitialized memory to be read.1
Fixes the issue in SQL Server Engine.
Patching
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SQL Setup no longer encounters the restart issue that could prevent setup from continuing after a previous Windows update.2
When SQL Server updates are applied, the value of the
PendingFileRenameOperationsregistry key is deleted.
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2025-07-08
- Classification
- Security Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Servicing branch
- Azure Connect Feature Pack
- Restart
- Required
- Replaces
- KB5046856, KB5046062, KB5042209, KB5040944
- Replaced by
- KB5063761
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13.0.7055.9 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.5 |
Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (2)
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1.
Fixes an issue in which uninitialized memory can be read in some rare cases when using variable length parameters.
support.microsoft.com -
2.
Fixes an issue that was introduced in a previous Windows update that causes restarts and prevents Setup from continuing.
support.microsoft.com
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