ref-manual: introduce CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED variable

(From yocto-docs rev: a7929332ade42e8511c2f47d200b3b01cb8a8987)

Signed-off-by: Aleksandar Nikolic <an010@live.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael@opdenacker.org>
Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>
(cherry picked from commit f585a68a8f35f31814e408dd973ea7345adbbacf)
Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Steve Sakoman <steve@sakoman.com>

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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
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@@ -1528,6 +1528,12 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
          # This is windows only issue.
          CVE_CHECK_IGNORE += "CVE-2020-15523"
 
+   :term:`CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED`
+      Specifies whether or not the :ref:`ref-classes-cve-check`
+      class should report patched or ignored CVEs. The default is "1", but you
+      may wish to set it to "0" if you do not need patched or ignored CVEs in
+      the logs.
+
    :term:`CVE_CHECK_SHOW_WARNINGS`
       Specifies whether or not the :ref:`cve-check <ref-classes-cve-check>`
       class should generate warning messages on the console when unpatched