ODBC Driver 18.4 for SQL Server Released

Version 18.4 of the Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server has been released. Version 18.4 brings some minor changes and fixes to the driver.

Added

• Following the renaming of Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID, text and labels in DSN creation UI have been updated
  
• Support for Ubuntu 24.04
  
• Support for Alpine Linux 3.19
  
• Added the ability to accept the EULA for DEB and RPM packages by the presence of a file
  

Fixed

• Fix crashes when receiving invalid data from server
  
• Fix sending of null data for fixed-length types using DAE
  
• Fix 10-minute delay upon disconnection after timeout
  
• Fix memory leak upon disconnection when an error occurs
  
• Fix memory leak upon reconnection with Strict encryption
  
• Fix intermittent crash when connecting with Strict encryption and TLS 1.3
  
• Fix crashes under low-memory conditions
  

Next steps

For Windows installations, you can directly download the Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server.

Linux and macOS packages are also available. For installation details see the online instructions.

David Engel

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