Prerequisites: xfce desktop environment
Steps to reproduce (what I found most reliable):
1. Create an empty project
2. In scene view, click and drag the mouse to select directional light gameObject
3. Minimize the editor by clicking "-" button in the toolbar
4. Restore the editor
5. Try click-and-dragging anything in the scene view again

Result: scene view turns black (approximately 1 in 4 times)

Workaround: undocking and docking the scene view window fixes it

Reproduced on: 2017.3.0p2, Ubuntu 17.10, xfce4 desktop environment, NVIDIA GEFORCE 660GT