ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :

wsl2-ubuntu 22.04
Linux 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Tue Nov 5 00:21:55 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

java version "1.8.0_451"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_451-b10)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.451-b10, mixed mode)

java version "11.0.27" 2025-04-15 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.27+8-LTS-232)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.27+8-LTS-232, mixed mode)

java version "17.0.15" 2025-04-15 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 17.0.15+9-LTS-241)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.15+9-LTS-241, mixed mode, sharing)

java version "21.0.7" 2025-04-15 LTS
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 21.0.7+8-LTS-245)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0.7+8-LTS-245, mixed mode, sharing)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The following test program will throw java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError exception in JDK 11, 17 and 21. However, it executes normally in JDK 8.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Using JDK 11, 17, 21, run the following command:
```
javac Test.java
java Test
```

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The program should execute normally.
ACTUAL -
The program throws java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError exception.
```
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class java.lang.invoke.MethodType
        at Test.main(Test.java:5)
```

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```
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int result = runTest();
        System.err.println("Result = " + result);
    }
    public static int runTest() {
        try {
            try {
                main(null);
            } finally {
                return 2;
            }
        } finally {
        }
    }
}
```
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