Not sure where you got the idea that it's a "smug attitude". The article explains the facts and adds some commentary, nowhere did it claim that the bug does not

Not sure where you got the idea that it's a "smug attitude". The article explains the facts and adds some commentary, nowhere did it claim that the bug does not exist or that one should not upgrade. Its intention is provide the facts and details of the exploit to counter the FUD coming from incomplete information and knee-jerk reactions. The bug is taken very seriously.