ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
Debian 9.4
Linux version 4.9.0-6-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc version 6.3.0 20170516 (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.9.88-1+deb9u1 (2018-05-07)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
$ /opt/jdk-10.0.1/bin/java -version
openjdk version "10.0.1" 2018-04-17
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 10.0.1+10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0.1+10, mixed mode)
$ /opt/jdk-10.0.1/bin/java -XX:
Unrecognized VM option ''
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
$ /opt/jdk-11/bin/java -version
openjdk version "11-ea" 2018-09-25
OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11-ea+15)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11-ea+15, mixed mode)
$ /opt/jdk-11/bin/java -XX:
Unrecognized VM option ''
Segmentation fault

REGRESSION : Last worked in version 10.0.1

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Step1.
$ java -XX:

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Unrecognized VM option ''
Error: Could not create the Java Virtual Machine.
Error: A fatal exception has occurred. Program will exit.
ACTUAL -
Unrecognized VM option ''
Segmentation fault

FREQUENCY : always