diff --git a/poky/meta/conf/distro/include/cve-extra-exclusions.inc b/poky/meta/conf/distro/include/cve-extra-exclusions.inc
index a6f52b5..e02a4d1 100644
--- a/poky/meta/conf/distro/include/cve-extra-exclusions.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/conf/distro/include/cve-extra-exclusions.inc
@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@
 # exposing this interface in an exploitable way
 CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2020-29509 CVE-2020-29511"
 
-
+# db
+# Since Oracle relicensed bdb, the open source community is slowly but surely replacing bdb with
+# supported and open source friendly alternatives. As a result these CVEs are unlikely to ever be fixed.
+CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2015-2583 CVE-2015-2624 CVE-2015-2626 CVE-2015-2640 CVE-2015-2654 \
+CVE-2015-2656 CVE-2015-4754 CVE-2015-4764 CVE-2015-4774 CVE-2015-4775 CVE-2015-4776 CVE-2015-4777 \
+CVE-2015-4778 CVE-2015-4779 CVE-2015-4780 CVE-2015-4781 CVE-2015-4782 CVE-2015-4783 CVE-2015-4784 \
+CVE-2015-4785 CVE-2015-4786 CVE-2015-4787 CVE-2015-4788 CVE-2015-4789 CVE-2015-4790 CVE-2016-0682 \
+CVE-2016-0689 CVE-2016-0692 CVE-2016-0694 CVE-2016-3418 CVE-2020-2981"
 
 #### CPE update pending ####