KB3173065 - SQL Server 2016 generates a dump file when you execute an external script in parallel mode

Applies To
SQL Server 2016 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Standard - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You execute an external script in SQL Server 2016 and set the @parallel parameter to 1.
  • The output rows of the script contain blobs.
  • The external script runs in parallel mode.

In this scenario, SQL Server 2016 may generate a dump file.

Resolution

The fix for this issue is included in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2016
      

About cumulative updates for SQL Server

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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