Editor crashes while assigning anchor override from Mesh Renderer

Steps to repro:
1. Open a new project > Create any primitive game object.
2. Select the primitive game object in the Hierarchy and assign Anchor override target as "primitive game object" from the Mesh Renderer.
3. Enter the play mode.
4. Observe the crash.

Reproducible on: 2018.1.0b9, 2018.1.0b7, 2018.1.0b5, 2018.1.0b3, 2018.1.0b2, 2018.1.0b1, 2018.1.0a5, 2018.1.0a4.

Works fine on: 2018.1.0b3, 2018.1.0a3, 2018.1.0a2, 2018.1.0a1, 2017.3.f3.

Frequency:
Always.

Environment:
Occurs on Mac and Windows.

NOTE:
The crash is also reproducible on closing the unity application or deleting the primitive.