Patches and updates

ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 General Component Updates Patch

Summary

Esri announces the ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 General Component Updates Patch. This patch updates various components to newer versions as per the following:

Curl version 8.5.0

DPGrid (internal components - Libtiff 4.6.0)

Freetype version 2.13.2

Gdal (internal components - Libtiff 4.6.0, SQLite 3.44.2, Zlib 1.3.0 with CVE-2023-45853 patch)

HDF4 (internal components - Zlib 1.3.0 with CVE-2023-45853 patch)

HDF5 (internal components - Zlib 1.3.0 with CVE-2023-45853 patch)

LibXML version 2.12.3

Nghttp2 version 1.58.0

OpenCV 4.5.5 (internal components - OpenJPEG 2.5.0, Zlib 1.3.0 with CVE-2023-45853 patch)

OpenSSL version 1.1.1w

PROJ (internal components - Zlib 1.3.0 with CVE-2023-45853 patch)

PRT (internal components - Libtiff 4.6.0, Zlib 1.3.0 with CVE-2023-45853 patch)

Zlib version 1.3.0 (with CVE-2023-45853 patch)

ODBC 18

These components perform multiple functions and are used throughout the system. Esri recommends anyone using ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Desktop, ArcGIS Engine or ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Engine install this patch at your earliest convenience.

This patch deals specifically with the issue listed below under Issues Addressed with this patch.

Issues addressed with this patch

BUG-000147765 - Certification of Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server connections.

Installing this patch on Windows

The ArcGIS product listed in the table must be installed on your system before you can install a patch. Each patch setup is specific to the ArcGIS product in the list. To determine which products are installed on your system, please see the How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed section. Esri recommends that you install the patch for each product that is on your system.

Step 1: Download the appropriate file to a location other than your ArcGIS installation location.

ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1

ArcGIS Desktop	ArcGIS-1081-DT-GCU-Patch.msp
Checksum (SHA256)	40F03F586A5ACD35E7400D6F5166D2EF84EF70E42CA7D3B85F1CCFA936BE2316

ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Desktop	ArcGIS-1081-BGDT-GCU-Patch.msp
Checksum (SHA256)	C33554023509A9A1A564282BD4582DE1EE5933513C66003FD88D2FDBFE6CBE64

ArcGIS Engine	ArcGIS-1081-E-GCU-Patch.msp
Checksum (SHA256)	D20A9247B3052A350B85D1A4B8FB1CFC93636B70E8DBD04AA1838B67F7E4C70A

ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Engine	ArcGIS-1081-BGE-GCU-Patch.msp
Checksum (SHA256)	3ACECF368376B3B0ADB4C7E531A0A0EFE4EE9B3C6926EE6A04D1CA755ADC002F

Step 2: Make sure you have write access to your ArcGIS installation location.

Step 3: Double-click ArcGIS-1081-<Product>-GCU-Patch.msp to start the setup process.

NOTE: If double clicking on the msp file does not start the setup installation, you can start the setup installation manually by using the following command:

msiexec.exe /p [location of Patch]\ArcGIS-1081-<Product>-GCU-Patch.msp

Uninstalling this patch on Windows

To uninstall this patch on Windows, open the Windows Control Panel and navigate to installed programs. Make sure that "View installed updates" (upper left side of the Programs and Features dialog) is active. Select the patch name from the programs list and click Uninstall to remove the patch.

How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed

To determine which ArcGIS products are installed, choose the appropriate version of the PatchFinder utility for your environment and run it from your local machine. PatchFinder will list all products, hot fixes, and patches installed on your local machine.