Microsoft has published Cumulative Update 9 for SQL Server 2025, build 17.0.5005.3. The release includes 44 fixes and updates both the Database Engine and Analysis Services, with changes spanning security, replication, Query Store, PolyBase, XML, and more.
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2025 CU8 + GDR (build 17.0.4085.5, KB5122769), a security update that includes 47 fixes across SQL Server Agent, PolyBase, replication, Query Execution, XML, and other engine areas. The release also documents two known issues, including a linked server failure with MSDASQL and an access violation risk during database recovery queries.
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2025 Cumulative Update 8 (KB5104822), a build that bundles 11 fixes across backup and restore, Linux, replication, programmability, setup, and maintenance tasks. It also includes two update-specific known issues to be aware of before planning a rollout.
Microsoft has documented an issue in SQL Server 2025 CU8 and CU7 where querying sys.dm_exec_requests while a database is still recovering can raise an access violation and create a dump file. The behavior can show up during restore, startup recovery, or while an availability group replica is coming online.
Microsoft has published Cumulative Update 7 for SQL Server 2025 (KB5096981, build 17.0.4065.4). The release includes 10 fixes across the Database Engine, Integration Services, and Universal Communication Stack, plus two documented known issues to be aware of.
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2025 KB5101346 (build 17.0.4060.2), a security update that combines CU6 and GDR. It includes seven fixes across Integration Services, the SQL Server Engine, replication, and SQL Agent, along with one documented known issue for linked server queries that use MSDASQL.
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2025 CU6 (build 17.0.4055.5), with 18 verified fixes across query processing, high availability, connectivity, Integration Services, and Linux-specific behaviors. The update also calls out two known issues affecting SESSION_CONTEXT in parallel plans and MSDASQL linked server queries.