"failed to personalize" error when attempting to update macOS Ventura

Hello:

I'm having a bizarre instance of the "failed to personalize" error when attempting to update macOS Ventura. Unlike all other cases I've seen, changing the source of the update, turning off VPNs, and changing network environment is not resolving the issue.

I have a firewall device as my router, which logs network flows relative to each device on the network. Accordingly, I checked the network flows for my MacBook Pro right as I was attempting to update my device. The network flows are to unregistered URLs made up of randomized characters and not the swscan subdomain that it should be going to.

See:

Additionally, I'm getting really strange WiFi.log content, unlike anything I've seen before.

See:

May 14 00:30:03 brains-mbp newsyslog[29906]: logfile turned over
Sun May 14 02:20:08.520 Usb Host Notification activated
Sun May 14 02:20:08.523 <airport[385]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified logger
Sun May 14 02:20:08.523 <airport[385]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temp logger
Sun May 14 02:20:08.523 <airport[385]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize logger
Sun May 14 02:20:08.523 <airport[385]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize driver message tracer monitor
Sun May 14 02:20:08.523 <airport[385]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temporary logger
Sun May 14 02:25:42.738 Usb Host Notification activated
Sun May 14 02:25:42.797 <airport[375]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified logger
Sun May 14 02:25:42.797 <airport[375]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temp logger
Sun May 14 02:25:42.797 <airport[375]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize logger
Sun May 14 02:25:42.797 <airport[375]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize driver message tracer monitor
Sun May 14 02:25:42.797 <airport[375]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temporary logger
Sun May 14 04:04:42.784 Usb Host Notification activated
Sun May 14 04:04:42.806 <airport[415]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified logger
Sun May 14 04:04:42.808 <airport[415]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temp logger
Sun May 14 04:04:42.808 <airport[415]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize logger
Sun May 14 04:04:42.808 <airport[415]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize driver message tracer monitor
Sun May 14 04:04:42.808 <airport[415]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temporary logger
Sun May 14 04:10:46.064 Usb Host Notification activated
Sun May 14 04:10:46.072 <airport[380]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified logger
Sun May 14 04:10:46.074 <airport[380]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temp logger
Sun May 14 04:10:46.074 <airport[380]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize logger
Sun May 14 04:10:46.074 <airport[380]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize driver message tracer monitor
Sun May 14 04:10:46.074 <airport[380]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temporary logger
Sun May 14 04:15:04.621 Usb Host Notification activated
Sun May 14 04:15:04.624 <airport[384]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified logger
Sun May 14 04:15:04.624 <airport[384]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temp logger
Sun May 14 04:15:04.624 <airport[384]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize logger
Sun May 14 04:15:04.624 <airport[384]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize driver message tracer monitor
Sun May 14 04:15:04.624 <airport[384]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temporary logger
Sun May 14 04:26:14.851 Usb Host Notification activated
Sun May 14 04:26:14.864 <airport[422]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified logger
Sun May 14 04:26:14.867 <airport[422]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temp logger
Sun May 14 04:26:14.867 <airport[422]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize logger
Sun May 14 04:26:14.867 <airport[422]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize driver message tracer monitor
Sun May 14 04:26:14.867 <airport[422]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temporary logger
Sun May 14 05:11:59.110 Usb Host Notification activated
Sun May 14 05:11:59.125 <airport[387]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified logger
Sun May 14 05:11:59.126 <airport[387]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temp logger
Sun May 14 05:11:59.126 <airport[387]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize logger
Sun May 14 05:11:59.127 <airport[387]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize driver message tracer monitor
Sun May 14 05:11:59.127 <airport[387]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified temporary logger
Sun May 14 05:55:41.540 Usb Host Notification activated
Sun May 14 05:55:41.549 <airport[384]> _initInterface: Unable to initialize unified logger

What is causing this?

I'm running macOS 13.4 (I think?) on a M1 MacBook Pro.

Thanks.

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