KB2878139 - FIX: "Using 'dbghelp.dll' version '4.0.5'" error is logged in SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2008 R2 when a statement or job executes the sys.fn_xe_file_target_read_file stored procedure

Applies To

SQL Server 2012 Developer SQL Server 2012 Enterprise SQL Server 2012 Standard SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard

Symptoms

When you run a statement or job that executes the sys.fn_xe_file_target_read_file stored procedure in a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2008 R2 environment, the following error message is logged in the SQL Server error log:

Note

Using 'dbghelp.dll' version '4.0.5'

Cause

The issue occurs because the DBGhelp.dll file is loaded every time that the statement or job executes the sys.fn_xe_file_target_read_file stored procedure.

Resolution

The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server.

Cumulative Update 12 for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 /en-us/help/2938478

Cumulative update 6 for SQL Server 2012 SP1 /en-us/help/2874879

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Status

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