Going to subscribe to this thread as the solution might also help with garbled sound I'm getting if plugin window is open on a looped piece of audio for more than 30 seconds or so.
I don't have the instant crash thing though..
Might help the devs to give some info on what platform, what graphics card and graphics card drivers you are on.
This exact bug use to happen with the waves plugins maybe 10 or more years ago and the temporary solution then was an option in the graphics card options that was something to do with open GL. I think it was the only opengl option too so might be worth having a look in there