PSSDIAG is a general purpose diagnostic collection utility that Microsoft Product Support Services uses to collect various logs and data files. PSSDIAG can natively collect Performance Monitor logs, SQL Profiler traces, SQL Server blocking script output, Windows Event Logs, and SQLDIAG output.

This article describes cumulative update package 12 (build 12.0.4511.0) for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This update contains fixes that were released after the release of SQL Server 2014 SP1.

When the SQLDiag utility runs on a server in a Windows Cluster and at least one computer in this cluster group has a 15-character-long name, the SQLDiag utility would fail. Additionally, you receive the following error message in the SQLDiag output logs:

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Symptoms. When you run a distributed query that uses a linked server in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or in Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the execution fails. Additionally, you receive the following error message: OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server " Linked Server " returned message "No transaction is active.".

Fixes a problem that occurs because this behavior has changed in SQL Server 2008. If you migrate an application from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008, you must apply the cumulative update to SQL Server 2008 before you migrate the application.

This article describes cumulative update package 6 (Build number: 12.0.4457.0) for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This update contains fixes that were released after the release of SQL Server 2014 SP1.

Resolves a vulnerability in SQL Server that could allow remote code execution if untrusted users have access to an affected system or if a SQL injection vulnerability exists on an affected system.

Symptoms. When the SQLDiag utility runs on a server in a Windows Cluster and at least one computer in this cluster group has a 15-character-long name, the SQLDiag utility would fail. Additionally, you receive the following error message in the SQLDiag output logs: Error enumerating virtual servers. Is your SQL Server instance clustered?

Summary. Microsoft is aware of a new publicly disclosed class of vulnerabilities that are referred to as “speculative execution side-channel attacks” that affect many modern processors and operating systems including Intel, AMD, and ARM. To learn more about the vulnerability, go to ADV180002.