Late last week, developer Oracle warned that Apple’s recently released macOS Sonoma 14.4 update can cause Java processes to “terminate unexpectedly.”
In a blog post on Friday, Oracle’s Senior Director of Product Management Aurelio Garcia-Ribeyro recommended that Apple silicon Mac users who rely on Java avoid updating to macOS 14.4 until Apple resolves the issue.
Per the blog post:
“An issue introduced by macOS 14.4, which causes Java process[es] to terminate unexpectedly, is affecting all Java versions from Java 8 to the early access builds of JDK 22. There is no workaround available, and since there is no easy way to revert a macOS update, affected users might be unable to return to a stable configuration unless they have a complete backup of their systems before the OS update.”
The post and bug report also include more technical details about the issue.
Oracle has stated that it has notified Apple about the issue. Apple, in turn, has not publicly commented about the issue.
Reports have also surfaced that the macOS Sonoma 14.4 update has compatibility issues with audio plugins protected by PACE/iLok.
If you’ve tried the update, please let us know about your experience in the comments.
Via MacRumors, blogs.oracle.com, and bugs.oracle.com