PC: Apex Legends crashes when pinging enemy-crafted party banners

As the title reads.

Product: Apex Legends

Platform: PC

Platform model: Windows 10

Gamertag: Irrelevant

Overlay: None

Which legends were played: Seer, Wraith, Vantage

Where did the issue occur: In-Game, World's Edge. One of the Crafters.

Which part of the map or menu: No clue which part. One of the Crafters at Launch Site.

What were you doing: Used the Mouse3 (scroll-wheel click) on a wiped squad's crafted banners.

Did your squad mates experience the issue: Yes. Two PC gamers and one PS5 gamer crashed right after the enemy banners were pinged. The PS5 gamer was able to rejoin the match. Two PC gamers "abandoned" the match and received a 10 minute penalty.

How many matches in a row before the issue: First match of the night.

When did this happen: 2024-02-18, around 20:00 to 21:00 UTC+3, Finland

How often does the bug occur: Unsure

How severe is the issue: Crashes the game for the entire squad. Potential for abuse.

What happens when the bug occurs: The entire squad is disconnected and PC gamers are unable to join.

What should be happening instead: The banner should be pinged.

Steps to reproduce:

- Play as a full squad

- Kill the last enemy from a squad

- The enemy must have finished crafting squad banners

- Ping the enemy squad banners found on the crafter

- Crash