Comment 249 for bug 1734147

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Andrei Borzenkov (arvidjaar-s) wrote : Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

(replying to #245)

The readme for Thinkpad S440 BIOS mentioned by @Tommy is rather interesting:

[Important Fix]
- Security Fix: Intel TA201708-001 for SPI Write status command.
- Add Back Flash Prevention flag for PSIRT-TA-201708-001.

Somehow it sounds related to this issue.