diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb b/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
index 3f01bb35d9..d4d777b485 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_3.0.14.bb
@@ -167,3 +167,5 @@ CONFFILES:${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/fstab ${@['', '${sysconfdir}/hostname ${sysconf
 CONFFILES:${PN} += "${sysconfdir}/motd ${sysconfdir}/nsswitch.conf ${sysconfdir}/profile"
 
 INSANE_SKIP:${PN} += "empty-dirs"
+
+CVE_STATUS[CVE-2018-6557] = "not-applicable-platform: Ubuntu specific motd update code"