Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
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You use Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or SQL Server 2017.
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Every few seconds you run a monitoring stored procedure that includes references to the Dynamic Management Fucntion (DMF) sys.dm_exec_query_statistics_xml, on a busy server.
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The query_thread_profile extended event is in use, or Trace Flag (TF) 7412 is enabled.
In this scenario, you may notice that random access violations occur.
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following 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:
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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