Oracle recently posted on its Java blog that Java processes on Macs running macOS Sonoma 14.4 will terminate unexpectedly, and that there is currently no workaround.

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A bug in the release version of macOS Sonoma 14.4 causes Java processes to terminate unexpectedly, so Mac users who need to run Java should delay updating.

Oracle warned Apple customers to delay installing the latest macOS 14.4 Sonoma update because it will break Java on Apple silicon CPUs.