1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_mbox_cve.py b/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_mbox_cve.py
index 36548aa10c..af3712c192 100644
--- a/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_mbox_cve.py
+++ b/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_mbox_cve.py
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
 import base
 import os
 import parse_cve_tags
-import re
+import pyparsing
 
 class CVE(base.Base):
 
-    revert_shortlog_regex = re.compile('Revert\s+".*"')
+    revert_shortlog_regex = pyparsing.Regex('Revert\s+".*"')
     prog = parse_cve_tags.cve_tag
+    patch_prog = parse_cve_tags.patch_cve_tag
 
     def setUp(self):
         if self.unidiff_parse_error:
@@ -34,15 +35,17 @@ class CVE(base.Base):
         # we are just interested in series that introduce CVE patches, thus discard other
         # possibilities: modification to current CVEs, patch directly introduced into the
         # recipe, upgrades already including the CVE, etc.
-        new_cves = [p for p in self.patchset if p.path.endswith('.patch') and p.is_added_file]
-        if not new_cves:
-            self.skip('No new CVE patches introduced')
+        new_patches = [p for p in self.patchset if p.path.endswith('.patch') and p.is_added_file]
+        if not new_patches:
+            self.skip('No new patches introduced')
 
     def test_cve_presence_in_commit_message(self):
         for commit in CVE.commits:
             # skip those patches that revert older commits, these do not required the tag presence
-            if self.revert_shortlog_regex.match(commit.shortlog):
+            if self.revert_shortlog_regex.search_string(commit.shortlog):
                 continue
-            if not self.prog.search_string(commit.payload):
+            if not self.patch_prog.search_string(commit.payload):
+                self.skip("No CVE tag in added patch, so not needed in mbox")
+            elif not self.prog.search_string(commit.payload):
                 self.fail('Missing or incorrectly formatted CVE tag in mbox. Correct or include the CVE tag in the mbox with format: "CVE: CVE-YYYY-XXXX"',
                           commit=commit)