Based on the crash log you provided, the root cause of the Terminal crash is a memory access violation.
Here's a breakdown of the key lines from the log that point to this:
"exception" : {"codes":"0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000d1c000000","rawCodes":[2,56304336896],"type":"EXC_BAD_ACCESS","signal":"SIGBUS","subtype":"KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000d1c000000"}
This is the most critical part of the log. It states that the crash type is EXC_BAD_ACCESS which means the program tried to access a memory address it wasn't allowed to. The KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE subtype further specifies that the program attempted to perform an operation (like reading or writing) on a protected memory region. The specific address it tried to access was 0x0000000d1c000000.
"vmRegionInfo" : "...---> commpage (reserved) d1c000000-e1c000000 [ 4.0G] ---/--- SM=NUL reserved VM address space (unallocated)..."
This section directly explains what the memory address 0xd1c000000 is. The crash happened right at the start of a reserved, unallocated memory region called commpage. This region is explicitly marked with ---/--- which means it has no read, write, or execute permissions. When Terminal attempted to access this space, the operating system kernel immediately terminated the process to prevent a system-wide failure.
In simple terms, a part of the Terminal application tried to read or write data to a piece of memory that was off-limits. This is like trying to enter a locked room that doesn't exist, causing the system to stop the program in its tracks.
This type of error is almost always a bug in the application's code itself rather than an issue with the user's system or files. Since this is an official Apple application, the bug is likely a rare edge case that their developers will need to address in a future update. There's not much a user can do to "fix" this, as it's a fundamental code issue.
Since this is a bug in the application, there are a few things you can do to try and avoid it in the future: