4 files changed, 29 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
index 88fb8ea939..119b15c172 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ def main(args):
     console.setFormatter(format)
     logger.addHandler(console)
 
+    initialenv = os.environ.copy()
     bb.utils.clean_environment()
 
-    cmds = Commands()
+    cmds = Commands(initialenv)
     if args:
         cmds.onecmd(' '.join(args))
     else:
@@ -42,9 +43,8 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 class Commands(cmd.Cmd):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, initialenv):
         cmd.Cmd.__init__(self)
-        initialenv = os.environ.copy()
         self.returncode = 0
         self.config = Config(parse_only=True)
         self.cooker = bb.cooker.BBCooker(self.config,
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index f7d9923f19..ff508f6b5e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ class BBCooker:
         if not self.server_registration_cb:
             bb.data.setVar("BB_WORKERCONTEXT", "1", self.configuration.data)
 
-        bb.data.inheritFromOS(self.configuration.data, self.savedenv)
+        filtered_keys = bb.utils.approved_variables()
+        bb.data.inheritFromOS(self.configuration.data, self.savedenv, filtered_keys)
 
         try:
             self.parseConfigurationFiles(self.configuration.prefile,
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
index 65144bfe52..ac0d8809cc 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data.py
@@ -159,16 +159,17 @@ def expandKeys(alterdata, readdata = None):
         ekey = todolist[key]
         renameVar(key, ekey, alterdata)
 
-def inheritFromOS(d, savedenv):
+def inheritFromOS(d, savedenv, permitted):
     """Inherit variables from the initial environment."""
     exportlist = bb.utils.preserved_envvars_exported()
     for s in savedenv.keys():
-        try:
-            setVar(s, getVar(s, savedenv, True), d)
-            if s in exportlist:
-                setVarFlag(s, "export", True, d)
-        except TypeError:
-            pass
+        if s in permitted:
+            try:
+                setVar(s, getVar(s, savedenv, True), d)
+                if s in exportlist:
+                    setVarFlag(s, "export", True, d)
+            except TypeError:
+                pass
 
 def emit_var(var, o=sys.__stdout__, d = init(), all=False):
     """Emit a variable to be sourced by a shell."""
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
index 1cf1a8da44..1f5540716a 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/utils.py
@@ -565,18 +565,27 @@ def create_interactive_env(d):
     for k in preserved_envvars_exported_interactive():
         os.setenv(k, bb.data.getVar(k, d, True))
 
+def approved_variables():
+    """
+    Determine and return the list of whitelisted variables which are approved
+    to remain in the envrionment.
+    """
+    approved = []
+    if 'BB_ENV_WHITELIST' in os.environ:
+        approved = os.environ['BB_ENV_WHITELIST'].split()
+    else:
+        approved = preserved_envvars()
+    if 'BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE' in os.environ:
+        approved.extend(os.environ['BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE'].split())
+    return approved
+
 def clean_environment():
     """
     Clean up any spurious environment variables. This will remove any
-    variables the user hasn't chose to preserve.
+    variables the user hasn't chosen to preserve.
     """
     if 'BB_PRESERVE_ENV' not in os.environ:
-        if 'BB_ENV_WHITELIST' in os.environ:
-            good_vars = os.environ['BB_ENV_WHITELIST'].split()
-        else:
-            good_vars = preserved_envvars()
-        if 'BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE' in os.environ:
-            good_vars.extend(os.environ['BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE'].split())
+        good_vars = approved_variables()
         filter_environment(good_vars)
 
 def empty_environment():