Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
- You have a SQL Server Native Client OLE DB provider application that connects to a server that is running Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014 to access data.
- The application calls the Prepare method on an instance of SQL Server to prepare queries to use parameters.
In this scenario, a memory leak condition may occur.
Resolution
The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server.
Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2014 /en-us/help/2931693
Cumulative Update 7 for SQL Server 2012 SP1 /en-us/help/2894115
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Workaround
To work around this problem, add the DataTypeCompatibility=80 keyword to the Connection String for the SQL Server.
For more information, see Data Type Compatibility for Client Versions in the following topic on the Microsoft TechNet website:
System Requirements for SQL Server Native Client
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
References
See the terminology Microsoft uses to describe software updates.