You configure Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 2.0 to use SERVER_ENCRYPT authentication to connect to an IBM DB2 database. When you try to connect to this database by using a SQL Server linked server that is defined for the IBM DB2 database, you receive the following error:

Windows updates released on and after February 13, 2024 include the ability to apply the Windows UEFI CA 2023 certificate to UEFI Secure Boot Allowed Signature Database (DB). Updating the DB will enable devices to receive future boot loader updates that are included in monthly updates.

Run-time error '-2147217900 (80040e14)': [Microsoft] [ODBC SQL Server Driver] [SQL Server]The query uses non-ANSI outer join operators ("*=" or "=*"). To run this query without modification, please set the compatibility level for current database to 80 or lower, using stored procedure sp_dbcmptlevel.

Provides guidance for installing a DBX update to fix a vulnerability that exists in some Secure Boot modules if they trust the Microsoft third-party UEFI CA.

Provides guidance for installing a DBX update to fix a vulnerability that exists in some Secure Boot modules if they trust the Microsoft third-party UEFI CA.

To help keep Windows devices secure, Microsoft adds vulnerable bootloader modules to the Secure Boot DBX revocation list (maintained in the system UEFI-based firmware) to invalidate the vulnerable modules.

You use automatic seeding for the secondary replica of an AlwaysOn Availability Group in Microsoft SQL Server. You back up a database [db1], you add files [f1] and [f2], and then you remove backup file [f1].

Fixes a problem where a connection failure is reported when you use the ADO.NET 2.0 SqlConnection object to connect to a database server that is available.

Explains that you receive a "Cannot start more transactions on this session" error message when you use OLEDBSQL in ADO.NET. Occurs because OLEDBSQL does not allow nested transactions.

This security update contains a fix and resolves vulnerabilities. To learn more about the vulnerabilities, see the following security advisories: The Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for Microsoft SQL Server components are updated to the following builds in this security update.