# Safety issues updating Libreboot on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell

DevFeed: [Safety issues updating Libreboot on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/safety-issues-updating-libreboot-on-sandybridge-ivybridge-haswell-32731.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://libreboot.org/news/safety.html>)

Author: Leah Rowe

Published: 2026-09-17T04:32:50.666044Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [News about Libreboot releases and development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/news-about-libreboot-releases-and-development.md>)

Topics: [libreboot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/libreboot.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

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## AI overview

This Libreboot safety article discusses update-related risks on Sandybridge, Ivybridge, and Haswell systems, including systems that require vendor files in ROM images. It states that the original guidance is mostly obsolete as of 3 January 2025 because newer vendor inject script changes make it almost completely safe to use.

## Source excerpt

Article: Safety issues updating Libreboot on Sandybridge/Ivybridge/Haswell Web link: https://libreboot.org/news/safety.html