linux/poky.git/scripts/contrib/improve_kernel_cve_report.py, branch scarthgap-5.0.16Mirror of git.yoctoproject.org/pokyhttps://git.enea.com/cgit/linux/poky.git/atom?h=scarthgap-5.0.162026-02-16T09:52:35+00:00improve_kernel_cve_report: add script for postprocesing of kernel CVE data2026-02-16T09:52:35+00:00Daniel Turulldaniel.turull@ericsson.com2026-01-19T13:31:03+00:00urn:sha1:7ba5e4b416116402e4bc7cd93644703ab00055e2
Adding postprocessing script to process data from linux CNA that includes more accurate metadata and it is updated directly by the source.
Example of enhanced CVE from a report from cve-check:
{
"id": "CVE-2024-26710",
"status": "Ignored",
"link": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26710",
"summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability [...]",
"scorev2": "0.0",
"scorev3": "5.5",
"scorev4": "0.0",
"modified": "2025-03-17T15:36:11.620",
"vector": "LOCAL",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"detail": "not-applicable-config",
"description": "Source code not compiled by config. ['arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h']"
},
And same from a report generated with vex:
{
"id": "CVE-2024-26710",
"status": "Ignored",
"link": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26710",
"detail": "not-applicable-config",
"description": "Source code not compiled by config. ['arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h']"
},
For unpatched CVEs, provide more context in the description:
Tested with 6.12.22 kernel
{
"id": "CVE-2025-39728",
"status": "Unpatched",
"link": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39728",
"summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been [...],
"scorev2": "0.0",
"scorev3": "0.0",
"scorev4": "0.0",
"modified": "2025-04-21T14:23:45.950",
"vector": "UNKNOWN",
"vectorString": "UNKNOWN",
"detail": "version-in-range",
"description": "Needs backporting (fixed from 6.12.23)"
},
CC: Peter Marko <peter.marko@siemens.com>
CC: Marta Rybczynska <rybczynska@gmail.com>
(From OE-Core rev: 7637af0a94764ac0c6c4f02f383992bcb4753af0)
Signed-off-by: Daniel Turull <daniel.turull@ericsson.com>
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Dubois-Briand <mathieu.dubois-briand@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
(cherry picked from commit e60b1759c1aea5b8f5317e46608f0a3e782ecf57)
Signed-off-by: Suresh H A <suresh.ha@bmwtechworks.in>
[Yoann: Stable policy exception: This change is clearly a new feature
and thus should be rejected from stables by policy. But, since this is
contrib/ an exception can be made]
Signed-off-by: Yoann Congal <yoann.congal@smile.fr>
Signed-off-by: Paul Barker <paul@pbarker.dev>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>