Symptoms
Assume that you use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014. When you try to add columns with variable data type online in a temp table, and the columns have a default constraint, a memory leak occurs in USERSTORE_SCHEMAMGR. Additionally, the memory leak may cause the resource monitor to spin, and this could lead to CPU spikes.
Resolution
Cumulative Update information
The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server.
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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.
