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Update Summary

SQL Server on Linux now supports the bulkadmin fixed server role and ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS permission, enabling bulk data imports without sysadmin membership.

Update Details

Security

  • Enables least-privilege authorization for BULK INSERT and OPENROWSET(BULK...) operations without granting users the broader sysadmin role.

New Features

  • Adds support for the bulkadmin fixed server role and ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS permission on SQL Server on Linux.

Hints

  • Available starting with SQL Server 2025 CU9 and SQL Server 2022 CU27.
  • Applies to SQL Server on Linux deployments, including on-premises environments, SQL Server on Azure VMs, and containers.

Product Information

Vendor: Microsoft

Product: Azure

Product type: Other

Platform: Web

Version: SQL Server 2025 CU9; SQL Server 2022 CU27

Vendor information published: Oct 19, 2026

Original release notes: View on vendor site

Published on updatealert.io: Oct 19, 2026