[AIR 51.0.0.3][macOS] Worker::start() cause crash

[itlancer]

Problem Description

Worker::start() cause application crash using AIR 51.0.0.3 with macOS.

Tested with latest AIR 51.0.0.3 with macOS Intel-based device with different applications.
There is no such issue with Windows.
Also there is no such issue using AIR 50.2.4.4.
Didn't test with AIR 51.0.0.2.

Related issue: #2523

Steps to Reproduce

Launch application with code below on any macOS device.

Application example with sources attached.
air51_mac_worker_start_crash.zip

package {
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.system.Worker;
	import flash.system.WorkerDomain;
	import flash.events.Event;
	
	public class AIR51MacWorkerStartCrash extends Sprite {
		private var worker:Worker;
		
		public function AIR51MacWorkerStartCrash() {
			if (Worker.current.isPrimordial) {
				trace("main");
				addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
			} else {
				trace("worker");
			}
		}
		
		private function init(e:Event):void {
			removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, init);
			worker = WorkerDomain.current.createWorker(this.loaderInfo.bytes, true);
			worker.start();//This line cause crash
		}
	}
}

Actual Result:
Application crash:

Process:               mac_worker_crash [2974]
Path:                  /Volumes/VOLUME/*/mac_worker_crash.app/Contents/MacOS/mac_worker_crash
Identifier:            mac.worker.crash
Version:               1.0.0 (1.0.0)
Code Type:             X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process:        launchd [1]
User ID:               501

Date/Time:             2024-03-04 23:20:18.6108 +0300
OS Version:            macOS 13.1 (22C65)
Report Version:        12
Bridge OS Version:     7.1 (20P2059)
Anonymous UUID:        1349E91B-F18E-259F-0DC9-E53B57BEAB1F

Sleep/Wake UUID:       88FC3CA2-5681-4D42-8B83-257797E24D27

Time Awake Since Boot: 3600 seconds
Time Since Wake:       1367 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Notes:
dyld_process_snapshot_create_for_process failed with 5

Crashed Thread:        19

Exception Type:        EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes:       0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000

Application Specific Backtrace 0:
0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007ff81a75940b __exceptionPreprocess + 242
1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007ff81a2a5e25 objc_exception_throw + 48
2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007ff81a7815b6 _CFBundleGetValueForInfoKey + 0
3   AppKit                              0x00007ff81d851584 -[NSWindow(NSWindow_Theme) _postWindowNeedsToResetDragMarginsUnlessPostingDisabled] + 307
4   AppKit                              0x00007ff81d83e353 -[NSWindow _initContent:styleMask:backing:defer:contentView:] + 1247
5   AppKit                              0x00007ff81d9d9072 -[NSPanel _initContent:styleMask:backing:defer:contentView:] + 50
6   AppKit                              0x00007ff81d83de6d -[NSWindow initWithContentRect:styleMask:backing:defer:] + 42
7   AppKit                              0x00007ff81d9d902b -[NSPanel initWithContentRect:styleMask:backing:defer:] + 59
8   AppKit                              0x00007ff81d83c38b -[NSWindowTemplate nibInstantiate] + 354
9   AppKit                              0x00007ff81d80a822 -[NSIBObjectData instantiateObject:] + 222
10  AppKit                              0x00007ff81d809f94 -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:options:topLevelObjects:] + 476
11  AppKit                              0x00007ff81d7fea6f loadNib + 420
12  AppKit                              0x00007ff81d7fde57 +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:options:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 737
13  AppKit                              0x00007ff81d7fda81 -[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:topLevelObjects:] + 201
14  AppKit                              0x00007ff81db50c60 -[NSAlert init] + 101
15  Adobe AIR                           0x0000000103bebc77 startAIR + 5304476
16  Adobe AIR                           0x0000000103e3ea77 startAIR + 7741084
17  Adobe AIR                           0x0000000103e00418 startAIR + 7485501
18  Adobe AIR                           0x0000000103e00f63 startAIR + 7488392
19  Adobe AIR                           0x0000000103a92338 startAIR + 3888989
20  Adobe AIR                           0x0000000103a92a14 startAIR + 3890745
21  Adobe AIR                           0x0000000103a420ce startAIR + 3560691
22  Adobe AIR                           0x0000000103a3e502 startAIR + 3545383
23  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007ff81a605259 _pthread_start + 125
24  libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007ff81a600c7b thread_start + 15

Expected Result:
Worker will be started without crash.

Known Workarounds

none
*Use AIR 50.2.4.4

[ajwfrost]

Ah...

Crashed Thread:        19
14  AppKit                              0x00007ff81db50c60 -[NSAlert init] + 101

We can't show an alert from a background thread. I think this is the worker instantiation, mistakenly trying to show an alert to say that it's a beta version of AIR....

thanks

[itlancer]

Fixed with latest AIR SDK 51.0.0.4.
Thanks!