Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 4.0.6, 5.1.6, 5.2.2

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We have released updates to multiple supported versions of Microsoft.Data.SqlClient. The updates address several issues.

 

 

 

Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 4.0 and 5.1 are LTS releases. 5.2 is a non-LTS release. All will continue to get fixes and updates until their respective End of Support dates.

 

To see which versions are LTS versus non-LTS, what that means, and their support timelines, see the Support Lifecycle for Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.

 

 

 

Updates in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 4.0.6 include:

 

 

 

[HEADING=2]Fixed[/HEADING]

• Fixed connection to unsubscribe from transaction completion events before returning it to the connection pool #2301 #2435
  
• Fixed AcquireTokenAsync timeout handling for edge cases in ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider #2707
  

[HEADING=2]Changed[/HEADING]

• Code health improvements: #2147, #2513, #2519
  

 

For more details about the changes in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 4.0.6, you can also see the Release Notes.

 

 

 

Updates in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.1.6 include:

 

 

 

[HEADING=2]Fixed[/HEADING]

• Fixed Transient fault handling issue with [iCODE]OpenAsync[/iCODE]. #1983 #2508
  
• Fixed [iCODE]AcquireTokenAsync[/iCODE] timeout handling for edge cases in [iCODE]ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider[/iCODE]. #2706
  
• Fixed pending data with [iCODE]SqlDataReader[/iCODE] against an encrypted column. #2618 #2818
  

[HEADING=2]Changed[/HEADING]

• Upgraded [iCODE]Azure.Identity[/iCODE] version from 1.11.3 to 1.11.4 [#2649] (#2649) [#2529] (#2529) to address CVE-2024-35255.
  
• Upgraded [iCODE]Microsoft.Identity.Client[/iCODE] version from 4.60.0 to 4.61.3 [#2649] (#2649) [#2529] (#2529) to address CVE-2024-35255.
  
• Added caching to [iCODE]TokenCredential[/iCODE] objects to take advantage of token caching. #2776
  
• Code health improvements: [#2490] (#2490)
  

 

For more details about the changes in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.1.6, you can also see the Release Notes.

 

 

 

Updates in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.2.2 include:

 

 

 

[HEADING=2]Fixed[/HEADING]

• Fixed [iCODE]AcquireTokenAsync[/iCODE] timeout handling for edge cases in [iCODE]ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider[/iCODE]. #2650
  
• Fixed issue with [iCODE]Socket.Connect[/iCODE] in managed SNI. #2779
  
• Fixed path for [iCODE]AssemblyAttributes[/iCODE] in obj folder causing NET 8.0 assembly to appear in NET 6.0 dll. #2789
  
• Fixed SSPI retry negotiation with default port in .NET. #2815
  
• Fixed [iCODE]ArgumentNullException[/iCODE] on [iCODE]SqlDataRecord.GetValue[/iCODE] when using user-defined data type on .NET. #2816
  
• Fixed pending data with [iCODE]SqlDataReader[/iCODE] against an encrypted column. #2817
  

[HEADING=2]Changed[/HEADING]

• Upgraded [iCODE]Azure.Identity[/iCODE] version from 1.11.3 to 1.11.4 #2648 to address CVE-2024-35255.
  
• Upgraded [iCODE]Microsoft.Identity.Client[/iCODE] version from 4.60.0 to 4.61.3 #2648 to address CVE-2024-35255.
  
• Added caching to [iCODE]TokenCredential[/iCODE] objects to take advantage of token caching. #2775
  

 

For more details about the changes in Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 5.2.2, you can also see the Release Notes.

 

 

 

To get the new packages, add a NuGet reference to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient in your application.

 

 

 

If you encounter any issues or have any feedback, head over to the SqlClient GitHub repository and submit an issue.

 

 

 

David Engel

 

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