1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
index 2c427a5884..19875a49b1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-db-native.bb
@@ -31,8 +31,16 @@ python do_populate_cve_db() {
     db_dir = os.path.join(d.getVar("DL_DIR"), 'CVE_CHECK')
     db_file = os.path.join(db_dir, 'nvdcve_1.0.db')
     json_tmpfile = os.path.join(db_dir, 'nvd.json.gz')
-    proxy = d.getVar("https_proxy")
 
+    # Don't refresh the database more than once an hour
+    try:
+        import time
+        if time.time() - os.path.getmtime(db_file) < (60*60):
+            return
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
+    proxy = d.getVar("https_proxy")
     if proxy:
         # instantiate an opener but do not install it as the global
         # opener unless if we're really sure it's applicable for all