---
id: 8565
title: "Simple macOS kernel extension fuzzing in userspace with IDA and TinyInst"
source_domain: projectzero.google
source_url: "https://projectzero.google/2024/11/simple-macos-kernel-extension-fuzzing.html"
published_at: "2024-11-21T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["fuzzing", "macos", "ida", "kernel-extension", "tinyinst", "userspace"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8565"
lang: en
---

# Simple macOS kernel extension fuzzing in userspace with IDA and TinyInst

## Summary

A practical recipe for fuzzing macOS kernel extensions in userspace by combining IDA-assisted harnessing with TinyInst, lowering the cost of finding driver bugs.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectzero.google
- **Published:** 2024-11-21T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://projectzero.google/2024/11/simple-macos-kernel-extension-fuzzing.html
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8565