KB4037435 - FIX: Access violation occurs when you query the sys.availability_groups catalog view in SQL Server 2016

Applies To

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 2016 Service Pack 1

Symptoms

Assume that you use Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Always On distributed availability groups. When you query the sys.availability_groups catalog view multiple times, an access violation (AV) might occur.

Resolution

This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2016 SP1

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 2016

Status

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

References

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