Linux Libre is a project that removes support for runtime loading of any non-free firmware or microcode by the kernel, which means that Linux Libre users are unable to update to the microcode required to avoid any of the speculative execution attacks
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They're presumably not going to run a non-free update tool
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isn't the update tool part of the BIOS they're running anyway? those fancy modern motherboards come with a BIOS updater built into the setup screen that can pull an update via ethernet, right?
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