[kde] [Bug 499308] New: After updating to macOS Sonoma, VLC Media Player crashes immediately upon launching, making it unusable for media playback.

[Poper]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=499308

            Bug ID: 499308
           Summary: After updating to macOS Sonoma, VLC Media Player
                    crashes immediately upon launching, making it unusable
                    for media playback.
    Classification: I don't know
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
                OS: macOS
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: karan at poper.ai
  Target Milestone: ---

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Download and install VLC Media Player (latest version) from the official
website.
Launch the VLC app from the Applications folder or Dock.
Observe that VLC crashes within a few seconds without any error message.
OBSERVED RESULT
VLC crashes upon startup without displaying any UI. Occasionally, a macOS crash
report appears stating, "VLC quit unexpectedly."

EXPECTED RESULT
VLC should open normally and allow users to play media files without crashing.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
macOS Version: Sonoma 14.2.1
VLC Version: 3.0.18 (latest stable)
Mac Model: MacBook Pro (M1, 2021)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Running VLC via Terminal (/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC) results in
the following error:
yaml

Segmentation fault: 11
Issue persists even after reinstalling VLC and resetting preferences.
Disabling macOS Gatekeeper (sudo spctl --master-disable) does not resolve the
issue.
The problem started occurring after the Sonoma update; VLC worked fine on macOS
Ventura.
Possible Workarounds Tried
✅ Reinstalling VLC – No effect
✅ Resetting VLC Preferences – No effect
✅ Running VLC in Rosetta Mode – No effect
✅ Trying Older VLC Versions – Works, but not ideal

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