Installed CU3 on our primary server with no problems. Used the server installer that was created from the update bundle on a couple of our secondary sites, and they fail with the same issue. Some details below. I also used the installer that was used on the primary (downloaded from MS) and same issue.

Info from the MSI log file:

MSI (s) (34:80) [20:41:34:927]: Note: 1: 1708
MSI (s) (34:80) [20:41:34:927]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error
MSI (s) (34:80) [20:41:34:927]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1708
MSI (s) (34:80) [20:41:34:927]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error
MSI (s) (34:80) [20:41:34:927]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1709
MSI (s) (34:80) [20:41:34:942]: Product: Cumulative Update 3 for Configuration Manager SP1 (KB2882125) -- Installation failed.

MSI (s) (34:80) [20:41:35:005]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: Cumulative Update 3 for Configuration Manager SP1 (KB2882125). Product Version: 5.0.7804.1400. Product Language: 0. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Installation success or error status: 1603.

Enable Windows installers logging (e.g. msiexec /i "...\Example.msi" /L*V "C:\log\example.log" and check the log file. On the other hand why don't you run the exe file "CM12-SP1CU3-KB2882125-X64-ENU.exe /Unattended" instead. This is the installation command defined for the  program of the "CU3-server update" Software Package?

Someone else had the exact same error for CU2

http://777notes.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/sccm-2012-cu2-installation-failed/

Possibly not enough disk space???

Ended up being the Trend Micro client blocking the installation of the MSI. Unloaded Trend and it installed successfully. D'OH!

• Marked as answer by w_David 14 hours 10 minutes ago

Ended up being the Trend Micro client blocking the installation of the MSI. Unloaded Trend and it installed successfully. D'OH!

• Marked as answer by w_David Wednesday, May 13, 2015 5:37 PM