Oracle Java 8 process hangs when executed with no arguments, consumes 25% CPU

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• Brief description:
  After installing Oracle Java 8 from the Webupd8team PPA, the process is unable to start.
• Expected results:
  The executable should exit with usage instructions.
• Actual results (with terminal output if applicable)
  The command freezes and consumes 25% CPU
• Your Windows build number
  W10 Enterprise 1607
• Steps / All commands required to reproduce the error from a brand new installation
  Installation instructions here: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html

After installing, try to start Java command with no parameters (trying with -v to print version and exit also hangs in a similar manner)

• Strace of the failing command
  % time seconds usecs/call calls errors syscall

  0.00 0.000000 0 9 read
  0.00 0.000000 0 23 14 open
  0.00 0.000000 0 9 close
  0.00 0.000000 0 9 6 stat
  0.00 0.000000 0 9 fstat
  0.00 0.000000 0 23 mmap
  0.00 0.000000 0 12 mprotect
  0.00 0.000000 0 3 munmap
  0.00 0.000000 0 3 brk
  0.00 0.000000 0 2 rt_sigaction
  0.00 0.000000 0 1 rt_sigprocmask
  0.00 0.000000 0 7 6 access
  0.00 0.000000 0 1 clone
  0.00 0.000000 0 1 execve
  0.00 0.000000 0 2 readlink
  0.00 0.000000 0 1 getrlimit
  0.00 0.000000 0 1 arch_prctl
  0.00 0.000000 0 2 1 futex
  0.00 0.000000 0 1 set_tid_address
  0.00 0.000000 0 1 set_robust_list

  100.00 0.000000 120 27 total

• Required packages and commands to install
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