1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 646cc879dd..ed86403b6b 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ CVE_CHECK_PN_WHITELIST ?= ""
 #
 CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST ?= ""
 
+# set to "alphabetical" for version using single alphabetical character as increament release
+CVE_VERSION_SUFFIX ??= ""
+
 python cve_save_summary_handler () {
     import shutil
     import datetime
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
 
     pn = d.getVar("PN")
     real_pv = d.getVar("PV")
+    suffix = d.getVar("CVE_VERSION_SUFFIX")
 
     cves_unpatched = []
     # CVE_PRODUCT can contain more than one product (eg. curl/libcurl)
@@ -263,8 +267,8 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
                 else:
                     if operator_start:
                         try:
-                            vulnerable_start =  (operator_start == '>=' and Version(pv) >= Version(version_start))
-                            vulnerable_start |= (operator_start == '>' and Version(pv) > Version(version_start))
+                            vulnerable_start =  (operator_start == '>=' and Version(pv,suffix) >= Version(version_start,suffix))
+                            vulnerable_start |= (operator_start == '>' and Version(pv,suffix) > Version(version_start,suffix))
                         except:
                             bb.warn("%s: Failed to compare %s %s %s for %s" %
                                     (product, pv, operator_start, version_start, cve))
@@ -274,8 +278,8 @@ def check_cves(d, patched_cves):
 
                     if operator_end:
                         try:
-                            vulnerable_end  = (operator_end == '<=' and Version(pv) <= Version(version_end) )
-                            vulnerable_end |= (operator_end == '<' and Version(pv) < Version(version_end) )
+                            vulnerable_end  = (operator_end == '<=' and Version(pv,suffix) <= Version(version_end,suffix) )
+                            vulnerable_end |= (operator_end == '<' and Version(pv,suffix) < Version(version_end,suffix) )
                         except:
                             bb.warn("%s: Failed to compare %s %s %s for %s" %
                                     (product, pv, operator_end, version_end, cve))