Comment 5 for bug 238990

In general, we are very cautious about bringing in new code from upstream into a stable release, particularly an LTS. However, as you rightly point out, memtest86+ is something of a special case, as it can't affect the normal operation of the system, only its own operation. It still requires care, but may be a candidate for an exception here. The release team will make the decision about whether it would be appropriate to update it.

However, even if they approve, someone would need to package the new version and prepare an update before anything further can happen. Probably the best thing to do would be to try to get this updated in Intrepid (possibly via Debian) first, then consider backporting (some changes from) it.