FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "9.0.1"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9.0.1+11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9.0.1+11, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
17.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 17.2.0: Fri Sep 29 18:27:05 PDT 2017; root:xnu-4570.20.62~3/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The following code being compiled gives incomprehensible error message:

public class A {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Thread(((new I() {}))::test).start();
    }

    interface I {
        private void test() {
        }
    }

}

Error message:

A.java:5: error: invalid method reference
        new Thread(((new I() {}))::test).start();
                   ^
  compiler message file broken: key=compiler.misc.cant.resolve.args arguments=method, test, , , {4}, {5}, {6}, {7}
1 error


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
javac A.java


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
A.java:5: error: invalid method reference
        new Thread(((new I() {}))::test).start();
                   ^
  compiler message file broken: key=compiler.misc.cant.resolve.args arguments=method, test, , , {4}, {5}, {6}, {7}
1 error


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class A {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Thread(((new I() {}))::test).start();
    }

    interface I {
        private void test() {
        }
    }

}
---------- END SOURCE ----------