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.

Important Note August 21, 2024: The ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 General Component Updates Patch Desktop setup has been updated to address BUG-000169726. Please download and install the new setup. It is not necessary to uninstall the original patch, the new setup will install and replace the original patch. BUG-000169726 only affects the ArcGIS Desktop setup. The ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Desktop, and the ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Engine setups were unaffected.

BUG-000169726 - The Create Enterprise Geodatabase tool fails on Oracle 12C or Oracle 19C when the ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 General Component Updates Patch is installed.

For additional information regarding this issue, please see technical article Bug: Creating or upgrading enterprise geodatabases in Oracle fails after applying the ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 General Component Updates 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-PatchB.msp
Checksum (SHA256)	3B7E30B77700145E8C8CF024FDC23018150C5176078E4103729E6A823049B795

ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Desktop	ArcGIS-1081-BGDT-GCU-PatchB.msp
Checksum (SHA256)	B01E98274DD3303187C47F13E4D5DB71ADC713C6EEE19C4D59D883B6A2AF7AF9

ArcGIS Engine	ArcGIS-1081-E-GCU-PatchB.msp
Checksum (SHA256)	A8E4F203CE217F08F2786D12ED98FC73ADEB0C557B8177ACD29CF0ABE7826C1F

ArcGIS Background Geoprocessing 64-bit for Engine	ArcGIS-1081-BGE-GCU-PatchB.msp
Checksum (SHA256)	CB2FCB6D6286AB1FF98712EF27C97C5B71BE56158C12A1B7C4AEE420EDC349A7

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

Step 3: Double-click ArcGIS-1081-<Product>-GCU-PatchB.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-PatchB.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.