KB4053349 - FIX: "sys.external_libraries" catalog views are empty for non-dbo users in SQL Server

Applies To
SQL Server 2017 Developer on Windows SQL Server 2017 Enterprise on Windows SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Core on Windows SQL Server 2017 Standard on Windows SQL Server 2017 Developer Linux SQL Server 2017 Enterprise on Linux SQL Server 2017 Enterprise Core on Linux SQL Server 2017 Standard on Linux

Symptoms

When non-dbo users try to select from the sys.external_libraries catalog view in SQL Server 2017, they might be unable to view the extensibility external libraries.

Resolution

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

Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2017

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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 2017

Status

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

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