FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_25"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_25-b18)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.25-b02, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 7 64bit (Microsoft Windows [6.1.7601])

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
After migration to java 1.8u25, it's impossible to run method containing local final String, used on setter method of some other class. Result of running such code is: "java.lang.VerifyError: Bad local variable type"

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 7u72

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
java version "1.8.0_25"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_25-b18)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.25-b02, mixed mode)

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compiling and running attached code ends with error.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Successful execution.
ACTUAL -
Error.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.lang.VerifyError: Bad local variable type
Exception Details:
  Location:
    FinalLocalStringUsedInSetter.test()V @9: aload_1
  Reason:
    Type top (current frame, locals[1]) is not assignable to reference type
  Current Frame:
    bci: @9
    flags: { }
    locals: { 'FinalLocalStringUsedInSetter', top, top, 'FinalLocalStringUsedInSetter$Tmp' }
    stack: { 'FinalLocalStringUsedInSetter$Tmp' }
  Bytecode:
    0x0000000: bb00 0259 b700 034e 2d2b b600 04b1

        at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method)
        at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2693)
        at java.lang.Class.privateGetMethodRecursive(Class.java:3040)
        at java.lang.Class.getMethod0(Class.java:3010)
        at java.lang.Class.getMethod(Class.java:1776)
        at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.validateMainClass(LauncherHelper.java:544)
        at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.checkAndLoadMain(LauncherHelper.java:526)
[Loaded java.lang.Shutdown from c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\jre\lib\rt.jar]
[Loaded java.lang.Shutdown$Lock from c:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_25\jre\lib\rt.jar]


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class FinalLocalStringUsedInSetter {

static class Tmp {

private String value;

public void setValue(String tmpStr) {
this.value = tmpStr;
}

}

public void test() {

final String y = "Y";
final String n = "N";

Tmp tmp = new Tmp();
tmp.setValue(true ? y : n);

}

public static void main(String[] args) {
new FinalLocalStringUsedInSetter().test();
}

}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Remove "final" from local variables.