BUG: Access Violation in kill_proc During Per Server Licensing Cleanup May Cause Server Hang

ID: Q246229

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 7.0

BUG #: 56367 (SQLBUG_70)

SYMPTOMS

If an exception such as an access violation (AV) is encountered in the routine kill_proc(), during the processing of per server licensing cleanup, the license access critical section is not released, which may cause SQL Server to hang.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

A possible cause for an AV in kill_proc() when maintaining structures for licensing is documented in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q246226 BUG: Heap Memory Corruption and AV in kill_proc May Occur when Using Per Server Licensing

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug7.00 kbSQLServ700bug
Version : winnt:7.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug