Ubuntu
microcode.ctl package

  1. Bug #569488
  2. Comment #12

Comment 12 for bug 569488

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Giacomo Catenazzi (cate) wrote : Re: [Bug 569488] Re: update-intel-microcode does not find latest available microcode update

On 11.08.2010 09:27, Moritz Naumann wrote:
> Since this package is currently broken in Lucid (10.04), which is a
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS release, and since this update also fixes a
> possible security issue (as Stefano pointed out in his 'Do not eval()
> code from the Internet' changelog statement), I would assume this
> qualifies for https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates and would
> appreciate one taking place.

I've heard about 'Do not eval() code from the Internet'", but there are
not such eval and unsecure things.
The shell code was designed to be safe, and I've not yet seen problems.
It do the same things as the python code, probably using the same code
(C library to do the core things), with the same security.

BTW I plan to push the ubuntu python code also in Debian package, and
asking for a unblock (python code is somewhat more manageable
than shell, considering that Intel cannot really have a stable
method to release new firmware).

PS: and done correctly, e.g. the ubuntu patch lacked of python
dependency.

ciao
 cate