Crash on GfxDeviceD3D12Base::DrawBuffersCommon when performing various Unity operations

A recurring crash issue in the Unity Editor has been observed, affecting various workflows. These crashes have been reported to happen when:
1. Creating a new Unity project
2. Opening an existing Unity project
3. Entering Play Mode
4. Using Package Manager
5. Working with Materials or Textures
6. Using the Inspector window
7. Baking lights
8. Compiling scripts
9. Idling in the Editor for a longer period
10. Browsing assets via the Project window

Reliable repro case is attached in a related bug: [Internal link]. Because the list above doesn't provide explicit repro steps, please use the repro case in that project.

Reproducible with versions: 6000.1.0f1 - 6000.1.9f1, 6000.2.0b1 - 6000.2.1f1

Reproducible on: Windows 11 (reporter), Windows 10 (other reporters)

Notes:

• Not reproduced by CQA
• Forcing Unity Editor to launch with the -force-d3d11 command line argument fixes the crash

First few lines of the stack trace:

0x00007FFE0EF674BF (Unity) GfxDeviceD3D12Base::DrawBuffersCommon
0x00007FFE0EF66FCC (Unity) GfxDeviceD3D12Base::DrawBufferRanges
0x00007FFE0EF672A9 (Unity) GfxDeviceD3D12Base::DrawBuffers
0x00007FFE106FAF3D (Unity) GfxDeviceWorker::RunCommand
0x00007FFE106FE6BC (Unity) GfxDeviceWorker::RunExt