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This is also why I'm not sure the unikernel buys you much security. If you corrupt arbitrary memory, you can execute arbitrary machine code. Doesn't matter what the unikernel exposes.
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In general, sure. MirageOS is in OCaml though, where you have a memory-safe language with a small C runtime. Corrupting arbitrary memory is much less likely.



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