I have a macOS app made with the Electron framework. Ever since I updated to macOS Sonoma, I've been facing a random crash whenever I click on the app menu/apple menu. This is not reproducible but happens quite often. On checking the crash report, I can notice that nil is being provided as an input to __NSPlaceholderDictionary initWithObjects method, but this crash does not happen in macOS Ventura or older versions. Is this due to any new validation added to the above method in macOS Sonoma ? Application Specific Backtrace 0: 0 CoreFoundation 0x000000018c6c08c0 __exceptionPreprocess + 176 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000018c1b9eb4 objc_exception_throw + 60 2 CoreFoundation 0x000000018c5d7fa4 -[__NSPlaceholderDictionary initWithObjects:forKeys:count:] + 728 3 CoreFoundation 0x000000018c5d7ca0 +[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjects:forKeys:count:] + 52 4 AppKit 0x000000019059d56c __NSSearchFieldCellGetSymbolImageDict_block_invoke + 3616 5 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000018c3c1910 _dispatch_client_callout + 20 6 libdispatch.dylib 0x000000018c3c314c _dispatch_once_callout + 32 7 AppKit 0x000000019059c368 NSSearchFieldCellGetSearchImage + 596 8 AppKit 0x000000018feea85c -[NSSearchFieldCell(NSSearchFieldCell_Local) _adjustSearchButtonCellImages::] + 216 9 AppKit 0x000000018fff2364 -[NSSearchFieldCell initWithCoder:] + 1040 10 AppKit 0x000000018fe6ed74 -[NSClassSwapper initWithCoder:] + 812 11 UIFoundation 0x0000000191161a64 UINibDecoderDecodeObjectForValue + 668 12 UIFoundation 0x00000001911617b0 -[UINibDecoder decodeObjectForKey:] + 312 13 AppKit 0x000000018fe6f2f8 -[NSControl initWithCoder:] + 368 14 AppKit 0x000000018fe6f744 -[NSTextField initWithCoder:] + 72 15 AppKit 0x000000018fff1ef8 -[NSSearchField initWithCoder:] + 52 16 AppKit 0x000000018fe6ed74 -[NSClassSwapper initWithCoder:] + 812 17 UIFoundation 0x0000000191161a64 UINibDecoderDecodeObjectForValue + 668 18 UIFoundation 0x0000000191161bec UINibDecoderDecodeObjectForValue + 1060 19 UIFoundation 0x00000001911617b0 -[UINibDecoder decodeObjectForKey:] + 312 20 AppKit 0x000000018fe30b6c -[NSView initWithCoder:] + 944 21 AppKit 0x000000018fe6e804 -[NSCustomView initWithCoder:] + 76 22 UIFoundation 0x0000000191161a64 UINibDecoderDecodeObjectForValue + 668 23 UIFoundation 0x00000001911617b0 -[UINibDecoder decodeObjectForKey:] + 312 24 AppKit 0x000000018fdfdecc -[NSNibConnector initWithCoder:] + 88 25 AppKit 0x000000018fdfde1c -[NSNibOutletConnector initWithCoder:] + 336 26 UIFoundation 0x0000000191161a64 UINibDecoderDecodeObjectForValue + 668 27 UIFoundation 0x0000000191161bec UINibDecoderDecodeObjectForValue + 1060 28 UIFoundation 0x00000001911617b0 -[UINibDecoder decodeObjectForKey:] + 312 29 AppKit 0x000000018fdfceb8 -[NSIBObjectData initWithCoder:] + 136 30 UIFoundation 0x0000000191161a64 UINibDecoderDecodeObjectForValue + 668 31 UIFoundation 0x00000001911617b0 -[UINibDecoder decodeObjectForKey:] + 312 32 AppKit 0x000000018fdfccd0 loadNib + 264 33 AppKit 0x000000018fdfc34c +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:options:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 560 34 AppKit 0x000000018fdfc050 -[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:topLevelObjects:] + 180 35 Shortcut 0x00000001cc34f6d4 -[SCTSearchManager loadNib] + 60 36 Shortcut 0x00000001cc356bb8 -[SCTSearchManager akm_installShortcutView] + 200 37 Shortcut 0x00000001cc3569b4 -[SCTSearchManager menuNeedsUpdate:] + 24 38 CoreFoundation 0x000000018c640780 __CFNOTIFICATIONCENTER_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER__ + 148 39 CoreFoundation 0x000000018c6d49a8 ___CFXRegistrationPost_block_invoke + 88 40 CoreFoundation 0x000000018c6d48f0 _CFXRegistrationPost + 440 41 CoreFoundation 0x000000018c60f434 _CFXNotificationPost + 764 42 Foundation 0x000000018d700c74 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 88 43 AppKit 0x0000000190445318 -[NSMenuTrackingSession sendBeginTrackingNotifications] + 204 44 AppKit 0x00000001904495f4 -[NSMenuTrackingSession beginTrackingSession] + 184 45 AppKit 0x00000001904ed170 -[NSMenuBarTrackingSession beginTrackingSession] + 188 46 AppKit 0x00000001904ec1e4 -[NSMenuBarTrackingSession _mouseDownEventHandler:] + 128 47 AppKit 0x00000001904ec14c -[NSMenuBarTrackingSession handleEvent:] + 248 48 AppKit 0x00000001904ec02c __61-[NSMenuBarTrackingSession _addMouseDownEventMonitorIfNeeded]_block_invoke + 192 49 AppKit 0x0000000190020624 _NSSendEventToDequeuingObservers + 252 50 AppKit 0x00000001905f919c -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 2260 51 AppKit 0x000000018fe1843c -[NSApplication run] + 476 52 Electron Framework 0x00000001128cefd0 _ZN8electron5fuses45IsLoadBrowserProcessSpecificV8SnapshotEnabledEv + 94056 53 Electron Framework 0x00000001128cd4a0 _ZN8electron5fuses45IsLoadBrowserProcessSpecificV8SnapshotEnabledEv + 87096 54 Electron Framework 0x0000000115494168 _ZN2v88internal20SetupIsolateDelegate13SetupBuiltinsEPNS0_7IsolateEb + 18052380 55 Electron Framework 0x00000001154606ec _ZN2v88internal20SetupIsolateDelegate13SetupBuiltinsEPNS0_7IsolateEb + 17840800