KB3149128 - Update to change permissions for running sp_readerrorlog and sp_enumerrorlogs in SQL Server

Applies To
SQL Server 2012 Developer SQL Server 2012 Enterprise SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Core SQL Server 2016 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Core - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Standard - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Core - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Standard - duplicate (do not use)

Summary

This cumulative update changes the permissions that are required in order to execute the sp_readerrorlog or sp_enumerrorlogs stored procedures in SQL Server 2012, 2014, or 2016. If you use either the SecurityAdmin server-level role or the View Server State permission, you can execute the sp_readerrorlog and sp_enumerrorlogs stored procedures.

Update information

This permissions change for the sp_readerrorlog and sp_enumerrorlogs stored procedures is included in the following cumulative update of SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2014 SP2

Cumulative Update 3for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 3

Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2016

Cumulative Update 8 for SQL Server 2014 SP1

Recommendation: Install the latest cumulative update for SQL Server

Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous cumulative update. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:

Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2012 SP3
        
        Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2016
        
        Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2014 (SP1/SP2)
 

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a design change in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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