diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index d715fbf..78516d0 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -34,20 +34,36 @@
 CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_DIR ?= "${LOG_DIR}/cve"
 CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_FILE_NAME ?= "cve-summary"
 CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_FILE ?= "${CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_DIR}/${CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_FILE_NAME}"
+CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_FILE_NAME_JSON = "cve-summary.json"
+CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH = "${CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_DIR}/cve-summary-index.txt"
+
+CVE_CHECK_LOG_JSON ?= "${T}/cve.json"
 
 CVE_CHECK_DIR ??= "${DEPLOY_DIR}/cve"
 CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE ?= "${CVE_CHECK_DIR}/${PN}"
+CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE_JSON ?= "${CVE_CHECK_DIR}/${PN}_cve.json"
 CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}${IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX}.cve"
+CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}${IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX}.json"
 CVE_CHECK_COPY_FILES ??= "1"
 CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST ??= "1"
 
 CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED ??= "1"
 
-# Whitelist for packages (PN)
+# Provide text output
+CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_TEXT ??= "1"
+
+# Provide JSON output
+CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_JSON ??= "1"
+
+# Check for packages without CVEs (no issues or missing product name)
+CVE_CHECK_COVERAGE ??= "1"
+
+# Skip CVE Check for packages (PN)
 CVE_CHECK_SKIP_RECIPE ?= ""
 
-# Whitelist for CVE. If a CVE is found, then it is considered patched.
-# The value is a string containing space separated CVE values:
+# Ingore the check for a given list of CVEs. If a CVE is found,
+# then it is considered patched. The value is a string containing
+# space separated CVE values:
 #
 # CVE_CHECK_IGNORE = 'CVE-2014-2524 CVE-2018-1234'
 #
@@ -101,17 +117,16 @@
             patched_cves = get_patched_cves(d)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             bb.fatal("Failure in searching patches")
-        whitelisted, patched, unpatched = check_cves(d, patched_cves)
-        if patched or unpatched:
+        ignored, patched, unpatched, status = check_cves(d, patched_cves)
+        if patched or unpatched or (d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_COVERAGE") == "1" and status):
             cve_data = get_cve_info(d, patched + unpatched)
-            cve_write_data(d, patched, unpatched, whitelisted, cve_data)
+            cve_write_data(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data, status)
     else:
         bb.note("No CVE database found, skipping CVE check")
 
 }
 
 addtask cve_check before do_build after do_fetch
-do_cve_check[lockfiles] += "${CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE_LOCK}"
 do_cve_check[depends] = "cve-update-db-native:do_fetch"
 do_cve_check[nostamp] = "1"
 
@@ -120,6 +135,7 @@
     Delete the file used to gather all the CVE information.
     """
     bb.utils.remove(e.data.getVar("CVE_CHECK_TMP_FILE"))
+    bb.utils.remove(e.data.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH"))
 }
 
 addhandler cve_check_cleanup
@@ -131,11 +147,15 @@
     """
 
     import shutil
+    from oe.cve_check import cve_check_merge_jsons
 
     if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_COPY_FILES") == "1":
         deploy_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE")
         if os.path.exists(deploy_file):
             bb.utils.remove(deploy_file)
+        deploy_file_json = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE_JSON")
+        if os.path.exists(deploy_file_json):
+            bb.utils.remove(deploy_file_json)
 
     if os.path.exists(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_TMP_FILE")):
         bb.note("Writing rootfs CVE manifest")
@@ -154,6 +174,26 @@
                 os.remove(manifest_link)
             os.symlink(os.path.basename(manifest_name), manifest_link)
             bb.plain("Image CVE report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
+
+    if os.path.exists(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")):
+        import json
+        bb.note("Generating JSON CVE manifest")
+        deploy_dir = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
+        link_name = d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME")
+        manifest_name = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_MANIFEST_JSON")
+        index_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")
+        manifest = {"version":"1", "package": []}
+        with open(index_file) as f:
+            filename = f.readline()
+            while filename:
+                with open(filename.rstrip()) as j:
+                    data = json.load(j)
+                    cve_check_merge_jsons(manifest, data)
+                filename = f.readline()
+
+        with open(manifest_name, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(manifest, f, indent=2)
+        bb.plain("Image CVE report stored in: %s" % manifest_name)
 }
 
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND:prepend = "${@'cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest; ' if d.getVar('CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST') == '1' else ''}"
@@ -170,19 +210,21 @@
     suffix = d.getVar("CVE_VERSION_SUFFIX")
 
     cves_unpatched = []
+    cves_status = []
+    cves_in_recipe = False
     # CVE_PRODUCT can contain more than one product (eg. curl/libcurl)
     products = d.getVar("CVE_PRODUCT").split()
     # If this has been unset then we're not scanning for CVEs here (for example, image recipes)
     if not products:
-        return ([], [], [])
+        return ([], [], [], {})
     pv = d.getVar("CVE_VERSION").split("+git")[0]
 
-    # If the recipe has been whitelisted we return empty lists
+    # If the recipe has been skipped/ignored we return empty lists
     if pn in d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SKIP_RECIPE").split():
-        bb.note("Recipe has been whitelisted, skipping check")
-        return ([], [], [])
+        bb.note("Recipe has been skipped by cve-check")
+        return ([], [], [], [])
 
-    cve_whitelist = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_IGNORE").split()
+    cve_ignore = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_IGNORE").split()
 
     import sqlite3
     db_file = d.expand("file:${CVE_CHECK_DB_FILE}?mode=ro")
@@ -190,6 +232,7 @@
 
     # For each of the known product names (e.g. curl has CPEs using curl and libcurl)...
     for product in products:
+        cves_in_product = False
         if ":" in product:
             vendor, product = product.split(":", 1)
         else:
@@ -199,14 +242,19 @@
         for cverow in conn.execute("SELECT DISTINCT ID FROM PRODUCTS WHERE PRODUCT IS ? AND VENDOR LIKE ?", (product, vendor)):
             cve = cverow[0]
 
-            if cve in cve_whitelist:
-                bb.note("%s-%s has been whitelisted for %s" % (product, pv, cve))
-                # TODO: this should be in the report as 'whitelisted'
+            if cve in cve_ignore:
+                bb.note("%s-%s has been ignored for %s" % (product, pv, cve))
+                # TODO: this should be in the report as 'ignored'
                 patched_cves.add(cve)
                 continue
             elif cve in patched_cves:
                 bb.note("%s has been patched" % (cve))
                 continue
+            # Write status once only for each product
+            if not cves_in_product:
+                cves_status.append([product, True])
+                cves_in_product = True
+                cves_in_recipe = True
 
             vulnerable = False
             for row in conn.execute("SELECT * FROM PRODUCTS WHERE ID IS ? AND PRODUCT IS ? AND VENDOR LIKE ?", (cve, product, vendor)):
@@ -253,9 +301,16 @@
                 # TODO: not patched but not vulnerable
                 patched_cves.add(cve)
 
+        if not cves_in_product:
+            bb.note("No CVE records found for product %s, pn %s" % (product, pn))
+            cves_status.append([product, False])
+
     conn.close()
 
-    return (list(cve_whitelist), list(patched_cves), cves_unpatched)
+    if not cves_in_recipe:
+        bb.note("No CVE records for products in recipe %s" % (pn))
+
+    return (list(cve_ignore), list(patched_cves), cves_unpatched, cves_status)
 
 def get_cve_info(d, cves):
     """
@@ -280,13 +335,12 @@
     conn.close()
     return cve_data
 
-def cve_write_data(d, patched, unpatched, whitelisted, cve_data):
+def cve_write_data_text(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data):
     """
     Write CVE information in WORKDIR; and to CVE_CHECK_DIR, and
     CVE manifest if enabled.
     """
 
-
     cve_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LOG")
     fdir_name  = d.getVar("FILE_DIRNAME")
     layer = fdir_name.split("/")[-3]
@@ -300,6 +354,10 @@
     if include_layers and layer not in include_layers:
         return
 
+    # Early exit, the text format does not report packages without CVEs
+    if not patched+unpatched:
+        return
+
     nvd_link = "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/"
     write_string = ""
     unpatched_cves = []
@@ -313,8 +371,8 @@
         write_string += "PACKAGE NAME: %s\n" % d.getVar("PN")
         write_string += "PACKAGE VERSION: %s%s\n" % (d.getVar("EXTENDPE"), d.getVar("PV"))
         write_string += "CVE: %s\n" % cve
-        if cve in whitelisted:
-            write_string += "CVE STATUS: Whitelisted\n"
+        if cve in ignored:
+            write_string += "CVE STATUS: Ignored\n"
         elif is_patched:
             write_string += "CVE STATUS: Patched\n"
         else:
@@ -346,3 +404,116 @@
 
             with open(d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_TMP_FILE"), "a") as f:
                 f.write("%s" % write_string)
+
+def cve_check_write_json_output(d, output, direct_file, deploy_file, manifest_file):
+    """
+    Write CVE information in the JSON format: to WORKDIR; and to
+    CVE_CHECK_DIR, if CVE manifest if enabled, write fragment
+    files that will be assembled at the end in cve_check_write_rootfs_manifest.
+    """
+
+    import json
+
+    write_string = json.dumps(output, indent=2)
+    with open(direct_file, "w") as f:
+        bb.note("Writing file %s with CVE information" % direct_file)
+        f.write(write_string)
+
+    if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_COPY_FILES") == "1":
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(deploy_file))
+        with open(deploy_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write(write_string)
+
+    if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_CREATE_MANIFEST") == "1":
+        cvelogpath = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_DIR")
+        index_path = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_INDEX_PATH")
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(cvelogpath)
+        fragment_file = os.path.basename(deploy_file)
+        fragment_path = os.path.join(cvelogpath, fragment_file)
+        with open(fragment_path, "w") as f:
+            f.write(write_string)
+        with open(index_path, "a+") as f:
+            f.write("%s\n" % fragment_path)
+
+def cve_write_data_json(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data, cve_status):
+    """
+    Prepare CVE data for the JSON format, then write it.
+    """
+
+    output = {"version":"1", "package": []}
+    nvd_link = "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/"
+
+    fdir_name  = d.getVar("FILE_DIRNAME")
+    layer = fdir_name.split("/")[-3]
+
+    include_layers = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LAYER_INCLUDELIST").split()
+    exclude_layers = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LAYER_EXCLUDELIST").split()
+
+    if exclude_layers and layer in exclude_layers:
+        return
+
+    if include_layers and layer not in include_layers:
+        return
+
+    unpatched_cves = []
+
+    product_data = []
+    for s in cve_status:
+        p = {"product": s[0], "cvesInRecord": "Yes"}
+        if s[1] == False:
+            p["cvesInRecord"] = "No"
+        product_data.append(p)
+
+    package_version = "%s%s" % (d.getVar("EXTENDPE"), d.getVar("PV"))
+    package_data = {
+        "name" : d.getVar("PN"),
+        "layer" : layer,
+        "version" : package_version,
+        "products": product_data
+    }
+    cve_list = []
+
+    for cve in sorted(cve_data):
+        is_patched = cve in patched
+        status = "Unpatched"
+        if is_patched and (d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED") != "1"):
+            continue
+        if cve in ignored:
+            status = "Ignored"
+        elif is_patched:
+            status = "Patched"
+        else:
+            # default value of status is Unpatched
+            unpatched_cves.append(cve)
+
+        issue_link = "%s%s" % (nvd_link, cve)
+
+        cve_item = {
+            "id" : cve,
+            "summary" : cve_data[cve]["summary"],
+            "scorev2" : cve_data[cve]["scorev2"],
+            "scorev3" : cve_data[cve]["scorev3"],
+            "vector" : cve_data[cve]["vector"],
+            "status" : status,
+            "link": issue_link
+        }
+        cve_list.append(cve_item)
+
+    package_data["issue"] = cve_list
+    output["package"].append(package_data)
+
+    direct_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LOG_JSON")
+    deploy_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_RECIPE_FILE_JSON")
+    manifest_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_SUMMARY_FILE_NAME_JSON")
+
+    cve_check_write_json_output(d, output, direct_file, deploy_file, manifest_file)
+
+def cve_write_data(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data, status):
+    """
+    Write CVE data in each enabled format.
+    """
+
+    if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_TEXT") == "1":
+        cve_write_data_text(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data)
+    if d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_FORMAT_JSON") == "1":
+        cve_write_data_json(d, patched, unpatched, ignored, cve_data, status)