The release notes for the 17.10 installer [1] linked to from the Desktop download page [2] still have this issue in the Known Issues section at the bottom. Possibly the release notes need to be updated accordingly
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseNotes?_ga=2.209410322.1075533256.1519927551-135491812.1519054530 [2] https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1734147/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs