Security News > 2024 > March > Oracle warns that macOS 14.4 update breaks Java on Apple CPUs
Oracle warned Apple customers to delay installing the latest macOS 14.4 Sonoma update because it will break Java on ARM-based Macs.
According to Garcia-Ribeyro, since the Java Virtual Machine uses dynamic code generation and accesses memory in protected memory regions to ensure correctness and performance, its process will be terminated after deploying the macOS 14.4 update.
Oracle has already alerted customers, Apple, and their OpenJDK partners and advises Apple users to delay updating until the issue is fixed.
"We recommend that users of Java on ARM-based Apple devices running macOS 14 delay applying the update until this issue is resolved," Garcia-Ribeyro said.
Apple customers who already installed macOS 14.4 Sonoma have also reported experiencing other problems besides Java getting killed unexpectedly, as MacRumors reported.
Apple silicon Macs running macOS 14.4 may have compatibility issues with PACE products, including the iLok License Manager.