Memory Leak in CPKMFolder Object Inside Pkmcdo (300915)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001

This article was previously published under Q300915

SYMPTOMS

When CDO.KnowledgeFolder calls a security function (to retrieve role information), a severe memory leak may occur.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the CPKMFolder object inside pkmcdo has securitymanager as a member variable. When SharePoint Portal Server accesses security data, the row is passed to the security manager, which creates a circular reference. The reference count never reaches zero.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2001. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

312963 How to Obtain the Latest SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Version   File name    Platform
   -------------------------------
   3914.12   Pkmcdo.dll   x86

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in SharePoint Portal Server 2001 Service Pack 1.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/23/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbSharePtPortalSvr2001preSP1fix kbSharePtPortalSvr2001sp1fix KB300915