Tested in the latest Ubuntu 17.10 with the default desktop (Gnome) with the default Gnome Terminal 3.24, instead its intercepted and opens a file menu. I use ZSH but I doubt that's related.
I suggest we change the hotkey for Ubuntu 17.10
Also, related: typing exit and pressing enter should exit or display a text telling the user to type .exit, you know, because, UX