Problem Note 62698: A segmentation violation occurs when a SAS® session attempts to connect to a remote SAS/CONNECT® session
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The following error might occur when your SAS/CONNECT server is configured to use the Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI) and you attempt to start a remote session from a Microsoft Windows client without authentication credentials:
ERROR: The system has encountered an unhandled Exception.
ABORT: SAS/TK is aborting
Thread Name [CntSpawnerClientThread]
ABORT: SAS/TK is aborting
Thread Name [CntSpawnerClientThread]
When this exception occurs, you need to restart the SAS/CONNECT spawner.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/CONNECT | z/OS | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M4 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M4 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Threaded Kernel Secure 9.4_M5 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B5S.html#62698A fix for this issue for SAS Threaded Kernel Secure 9.4_M4 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/B5R.html#62698
When you attempt to connect from a SAS session to a SAS/CONNECT session, a segmentation violation might occur. The problem happens if you do not provide authentication credentials and when the SAS/CONNECT session is configured with SSPI.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2018-07-31 15:29:33 |
| Date Created: | 2018-07-31 12:01:38 |