ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
OS X 10.13.3 (17D47)
tested on java 9, 10 and early access 11.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Javac will fail with an NPE (version 9, 10 and 11) with code that worked on java 1.8.
I managed to reproduce this only when using GenericType (https://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/api/javax/ws/rs/core/GenericType.html) together with a diamond operator.
in short the following code won't compile and raise NPE from javac:
final Wrapper<SimpleModel> exampleOneFail = staticFunc(new GenericType() {})

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 8u172

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Trying to compile the code I added below will cause an NPE from javac

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
javac should compile successfully as happens when adding the workaround
ACTUAL -
[INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) @ compiler-bug ---
[INFO] Changes detected - recompiling the module!
[WARNING] File encoding has not been set, using platform encoding UTF-8, i.e. build is platform dependent!
[INFO] Compiling 1 source file to /.../JavaCompilerBug/target/classes
compiler message file broken: key=compiler.misc.msg.bug arguments=11-ea, {1}, {2}, {3}, {4}, {5}, {6}, {7}
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$FlowAnalyzer.visitApply(Flow.java:1235)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodInvocation.accept(JCTree.java:1634)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:49)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$BaseAnalyzer.scan(Flow.java:398)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$FlowAnalyzer.visitVarDef(Flow.java:989)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCVariableDecl.accept(JCTree.java:956)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:49)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$BaseAnalyzer.scan(Flow.java:398)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:57)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$FlowAnalyzer.visitBlock(Flow.java:997)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCBlock.accept(JCTree.java:1020)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:49)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$BaseAnalyzer.scan(Flow.java:398)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$FlowAnalyzer.visitMethodDef(Flow.java:964)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodDecl.accept(JCTree.java:866)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:49)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$BaseAnalyzer.scan(Flow.java:398)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$FlowAnalyzer.visitClassDef(Flow.java:927)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCClassDecl.accept(JCTree.java:774)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner.scan(TreeScanner.java:49)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$BaseAnalyzer.scan(Flow.java:398)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$FlowAnalyzer.analyzeTree(Flow.java:1327)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow$FlowAnalyzer.analyzeTree(Flow.java:1317)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Flow.analyzeTree(Flow.java:218)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.flow(JavaCompiler.java:1401)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.flow(JavaCompiler.java:1375)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:973)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl.lambda$doCall$0(JavacTaskImpl.java:104)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl.handleExceptions(JavacTaskImpl.java:147)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl.doCall(JavacTaskImpl.java:100)
        at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl.call(JavacTaskImpl.java:94)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.javac.JavaxToolsCompiler.compileInProcess(JavaxToolsCompiler.java:126)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.compiler.javac.JavacCompiler.performCompile(JavacCompiler.java:169)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.compiler.AbstractCompilerMojo.execute(AbstractCompilerMojo.java:785)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.compiler.CompilerMojo.execute(CompilerMojo.java:129)
        at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:134)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:207)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:116)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:80)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build(SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51)
        at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:128)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:307)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:193)
        at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:106)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:863)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:288)
        at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:199)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:289)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:229)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:415)
        at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:356)
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] COMPILATION ERROR :
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] An unknown compilation problem occurred
[INFO] 1 error
[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 1.421 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2018-05-28T18:55:55+02:00
[INFO] Final Memory: 11M/47M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile (default-compile) on project compiler-bug: Compilation failure
[ERROR] An unknown compilation problem occurred


---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
pom.xml:
------------
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">

  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <name>compiler-bug</name>
  <artifactId>compiler-bug</artifactId>
  <groupId>com.fashiontrade</groupId>
  <packaging>jar</packaging>
  <version>1</version>

  <properties>
    <maven.compiler.source>10</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>10</maven.compiler.target>
    <mainClass>com.fashiontrade.service.order.OrderService</mainClass>
    <src.dir>src/</src.dir>
  </properties>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.core</groupId>
      <artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>
      <version>2.27</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <sourceDirectory>${src.dir}</sourceDirectory>
  </build>
</project>

Main.java:
-------------
import javax.ws.rs.core.GenericType;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // This WILL cause NPE from javac
    final Wrapper<SimpleModel> exampleOneFail = BugCreator.get(new GenericType<>() {});

    // This WONT cause NPE from javac
// final Wrapper<SimpleModel> exampleOneSuccess = BugCreator.func(new GenericType<Wrapper<SimpleModel>>() {});

// This WILL cause NPE from javac
// final Wrapper<SimpleModel> exampleTwoFail = func(new GenericType<>() {});

    // This WONT cause NPE from javac
// final Wrapper<SimpleModel> exampleTwoSuccess = func(new GenericType<Wrapper<SimpleModel>>() {});
  }

  public static <T> T func(final GenericType<T> typeHolder) {
    return null;
  }
}

class BugCreator {

  public static <T> T get(final GenericType<T> typeHolder) {
    return null;
  }
}

class Wrapper<T> {

}

class SimpleModel {

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

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
import javax.ws.rs.core.GenericType;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    final Wrapper<SimpleModel> exampleOneSuccess = BugCreator.func(new GenericType<Wrapper<SimpleModel>>() {});
}

  public static <T> T func(final GenericType<T> typeHolder) {
    return null;
  }
}

class BugCreator {

  public static <T> T get(final GenericType<T> typeHolder) {
    return null;
  }
}

class Wrapper<T> {

}

class SimpleModel {

}