FIX: CHECKDB Causes an Access Violation to Occur When TEXTPTR Is Concurrently Set to Null (308778)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (all editions)
This article was previously published under Q308778
BUG #: 354516 (SHILOH_BUGS)

SYMPTOMS

The DBCC CHECKDB command may cause an access violation (AV) to occur when you delete a text column with more than one page (8 KB) of text data while DBCC CHECKDB simultaneously checks the text column of that table.

CAUSE

DBCC CHECKDB does not correctly handle all conditions where SQL Server concurrently updates a TEXTPTR to null (which is what occurs when you delete text in a column).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/17/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB308778
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