Kernel crash via divide-by-zero driver setting
Published Sep 10, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
Divide-by-zero in Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers 6.7.6 and earlier allows local users to crash the Windows kernel. The silabser.sys Windows 8 kernel driver accepts incorrect driver settings and uses a resulting zero value as a divisor, triggering a system-wide kernel failure. Any local unprivileged process can trigger the fault without user interaction; the documented consequence is a crash, with no reported data disclosure or modification.
Summary
What happened
Divide-by-zero in Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers 6.7.6 and earlier allows local users to crash the Windows kernel. The silabser.sys Windows 8 kernel driver accepts incorrect driver settings and uses a resulting zero value as a divisor, triggering a system-wide kernel failure. Any local unprivileged process can trigger the fault without user interaction; the documented consequence is a crash, with no reported data disclosure or modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-15417
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Sigma Designs
- Product
- CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers
- Classifications
- CWE-369, CAPEC-77, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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