Safari will not launch after recent security update. (Termination Reason: DYLD, [0x4] Symbol missing)

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Safari will not launch after recent security update. (Termination Reason: DYLD, [0x4] Symbol missing)

Hello,

I just perform the most recent security update and Safari update (to v15.2) and now Safari will quit after launch. The reason for the crash was a "Termination Reason: DYLD, [0x4] Symbol missing" stated in the log that was displayed after.

Here is a portion of the error log...

Process: Safari [11055]

Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari

Identifier: com.apple.Safari

Version: 15.2 (16612.3.6.1.8)

Build Info: Safari-7612003006001008~25 (612C22)

Code Type: X86-64 (Native)

Parent Process: ??? [1]

Responsible: Safari [11055]

User ID: 501

Date/Time: 2021-12-20 14:12:02.687 -0500

OS Version: macOS 11.6.2 (20G314)

Report Version: 12

Time Awake Since Boot: 30000 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 0

Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)

Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Exception Note: EXC_CORPSE_NOTIFY

Termination Reason: DYLD, [0x4] Symbol missing

Application Specific Information:

dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

Dyld Error Message:

Symbol not found: __ZN3JSC15WeakHandleOwner26isReachableFromOpaqueRootsENS_6HandleINS_7UnknownEEEPvRNS_11SlotVisitorEPPKc

Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.framework/Versions/A/WebCore

Expected in: /Library/Apple/*/JavaScriptCore.framework/Versions/A/JavaScriptCore

in /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.framework/Versions/A/WebCore

Any suggestions to fix?

Using 27 iMac running Big Sur 11.6.2

Thank you

David

iMac 27″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Dec 20, 2021 11:17 AM

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WinsC1

Community Specialist

Dec 21, 2021 11:29 AM in response to Dave@TPS

Hey Dave@TPS,

It sounds like you're having an issue with Safari crashing on your Mac. We can understand wanting to get that resolved. We want to help.

First, we'd recommend trying to launch Safari in safe mode. This is a special mode that only loads very specific components of the operating system. Learn more about How to use safe mode on your Mac here. If that doesn't resolve the issue, we'd suggest testing in a second user account, which allows you to test outside of user specific settings or configurations which could be causing an issue. For information on how to Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac, check out this page.

Thanks!

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