diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/fix-potential-signed-overflow-in-pointer-arithmatic.patch b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/fix-potential-signed-overflow-in-pointer-arithmatic.patch
index df64a140d32..7e043a2db19 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/fix-potential-signed-overflow-in-pointer-arithmatic.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh/fix-potential-signed-overflow-in-pointer-arithmatic.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type, so that 's - src' in strlcpy and others may trigger signed overflow.
 In case of compilation by gcc or clang with -ftrapv option, the overflow
 would lead to program abort.
 
-Upstream-status: Submitted [http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2608]
+Upstream-Status: Submitted [http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2608]
 
 Signed-off-by: Yuanjie Huang <yuanjie.huang@windriver.com>
 ---
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc/0027-locale-fix-hard-coded-reference-to-gcc-E.patch b/meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc/0027-locale-fix-hard-coded-reference-to-gcc-E.patch
index 71c0bdcaea5..bce90557cfb 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc/0027-locale-fix-hard-coded-reference-to-gcc-E.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc/0027-locale-fix-hard-coded-reference-to-gcc-E.patch
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ environment.
 This patch replaces the hard-coded reference to the gcc binary with the proper
 environment variable, thus allowing a user to override it.
 
-Upstream-Status : Submitted [https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00746.html]
+Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-08/msg00746.html]
 ---
  locale/gen-translit.pl | 2 +-
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-CVE-2016-4658.patch b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-CVE-2016-4658.patch
index 5412e8c02ab..bb55eed171f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-CVE-2016-4658.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-CVE-2016-4658.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Namespace nodes must be copied to avoid use-after-free errors.
 But they don't necessarily have a physical representation in a
 document, so simply disallow them in XPointer ranges.
 
-Upstream-Status: Backported 
+Upstream-Status: Backport
  - [https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=c1d1f7121194036608bf555f08d3062a36fd344b]
  - [https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=3f8a91036d338e51c059d54397a42d645f019c65]
 CVE: CVE-2016-4658
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix_NULL_pointer_derefs.patch b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix_NULL_pointer_derefs.patch
index 83552ca3ecf..c60e32f6561 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix_NULL_pointer_derefs.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix_NULL_pointer_derefs.patch
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ libxml2-2.9.4: Fix more NULL pointer derefs
 
 xpointer: Fix more NULL pointer derefs
 
-Upstream-Status: Backported [https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e905f08123e4a6e7731549e6f09dadff4cab65bd]
-CVE: -
+Upstream-Status: Backport [https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=e905f08123e4a6e7731549e6f09dadff4cab65bd]
 Signed-off-by: Andrej Valek <andrej.valek@siemens.com>
 Signed-off-by: Pascal Bach <pascal.bach@siemens.com>
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix_node_comparison.patch b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix_node_comparison.patch
index 11718bb2bdf..65f6bef1e69 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix_node_comparison.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix_node_comparison.patch
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ xpath:
  - Add sanity check for empty stack.
  - Include comparation in changes from xmlXPathCmpNodesExt to xmlXPathCmpNodes
 
-Upstream-Status: Backported
+Upstream-Status: Backport
  - [https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=c1d1f7121194036608bf555f08d3062a36fd344b]
  - [https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=a005199330b86dada19d162cae15ef9bdcb6baa8]
-CVE: necessary changes for fixing CVE-2016-5131
+CVE: CVE-2016-5131
 Signed-off-by: Andrej Valek <andrej.valek@siemens.com>
 Signed-off-by: Pascal Bach <pascal.bach@siemens.com>
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt/0001-apt-1.2.12-Fix-musl-build.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt/0001-apt-1.2.12-Fix-musl-build.patch
index 04b0406583b..f7ac19bfd08 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt/0001-apt-1.2.12-Fix-musl-build.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt/0001-apt-1.2.12-Fix-musl-build.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ header so define it manually.
 apt-pkg/contrib/srvrec.h: Add explicity include of sys/types.h
 to avoid errors in types u_int_SIZE.
 
-Upstream-status: Pending
+Upstream-Status: Pending
 
 Signed-off-by: Aníbal Limón <anibal.limon@linux.intel.com>
 ---
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-6.3/0047-libgcc_s-Use-alias-for-__cpu_indicator_init-instead-.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-6.3/0047-libgcc_s-Use-alias-for-__cpu_indicator_init-instead-.patch
index ed6cd6905c5..6b5da0254ef 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-6.3/0047-libgcc_s-Use-alias-for-__cpu_indicator_init-instead-.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-6.3/0047-libgcc_s-Use-alias-for-__cpu_indicator_init-instead-.patch
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ gcc/Changelog:
 
 Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
 ---
-Upstream-Status: Rejected
+Upstream-Status: Denied
 
  gcc/config/i386/i386.c       | 4 ++--
  libgcc/config/i386/cpuinfo.c | 6 +++---
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl/0001-Configure-Remove-fstack-protector-strong-for-native-.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl/0001-Configure-Remove-fstack-protector-strong-for-native-.patch
index 7391ac58372..14a05d291b6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl/0001-Configure-Remove-fstack-protector-strong-for-native-.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/perl/perl/0001-Configure-Remove-fstack-protector-strong-for-native-.patch
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ be removed when all supported distros comes with GCC>=4.9.
 
 [YOCTO #10338]
 
-Upstream-status: Inappropriate [configuration]
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [configuration]
 
 [1] http://errors.yoctoproject.org/Errors/Details/109589/
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/acpica/acpitests/aapits-linux.patch b/meta/recipes-extended/acpica/acpitests/aapits-linux.patch
index 7c5d6b04431..56010466608 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/acpica/acpitests/aapits-linux.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/acpica/acpitests/aapits-linux.patch
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 19:09:37 +0000
 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Fixup aapits build
 
 From http://git.linaro.org/people/al.stone/acpica-tools.git
-Upstream-status: Unknown
+Upstream-Status: Pending
 
 diff -urN acpica-unix2-20130626/tests/aapits/atexec.c acpica-unix2-20130626-aapits/tests/aapits/atexec.c
 --- acpica-unix2-20130626/tests/aapits/atexec.c	2013-01-17 12:48:28.000000000 -0700
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/acpica/acpitests/aapits-makefile.patch b/meta/recipes-extended/acpica/acpitests/aapits-makefile.patch
index 4d9e9974ddd..f9d9deabf3c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/acpica/acpitests/aapits-makefile.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/acpica/acpitests/aapits-makefile.patch
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 19:09:37 +0000
 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Fixup aapits build
 
 From http://git.linaro.org/people/al.stone/acpica-tools.git
-Upstream-status: Unknown
+Upstream-Status: Pending
 
 diff -urN acpica-unix2-20140325/tests/aapits/Makefile acpica-unix2-20140325/tests/aapits/Makefile
 --- acpica-unix2-20140325/tests/aapits/Makefile	2014-04-05 14:23:14.683636794 -0600
diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-modules/Makefile-Do-not-fail-if-CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS-is-not-en.patch b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-modules/Makefile-Do-not-fail-if-CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS-is-not-en.patch
index 6a91f3258b4..e4112422720 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-modules/Makefile-Do-not-fail-if-CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS-is-not-en.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-modules/Makefile-Do-not-fail-if-CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS-is-not-en.patch
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ however, not every kernel has the CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS feature enabled.
 This change makes the build do not fail when CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS is not
 available, allowing it to be kept being pulled by default.
 
-Upstream-Status: Inapropriate [embedded specific]
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [embedded specific]
 
 Signed-off-by: Otavio Salvador <otavio@ossystems.com.br>
 ---
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/boost/boost/0001-correct-error-which-appeared-when-compiling-non-c-co.patch b/meta/recipes-support/boost/boost/0001-correct-error-which-appeared-when-compiling-non-c-co.patch
index 2598d2b1752..f96005ebc75 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/boost/boost/0001-correct-error-which-appeared-when-compiling-non-c-co.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/boost/boost/0001-correct-error-which-appeared-when-compiling-non-c-co.patch
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 16:43:59 -0800
 Subject: [PATCH] correct error which appeared when compiling non c++ compliant
  code for arrays
 
-Upstream-Status: Backported [expected to be released in v1.65]
+Upstream-Status: Backport [expected to be released in v1.65]
 
 ---
  boost/serialization/array.hpp | 2 ++
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/rng-tools/rng-tools/rng-tools-5-fix-textrels-on-PIC-x86.patch b/meta/recipes-support/rng-tools/rng-tools/rng-tools-5-fix-textrels-on-PIC-x86.patch
index 90c9d8c515f..93a5864a494 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/rng-tools/rng-tools/rng-tools-5-fix-textrels-on-PIC-x86.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/rng-tools/rng-tools/rng-tools-5-fix-textrels-on-PIC-x86.patch
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ original file as long as the author and the tester are credited.
 
 Gentoo-bug-url: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=469962
 Gentoo-bug-url: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=518210
-Upstream-status: Not sent yet
 Signed-off-by: Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike) <klondike@gentoo.org>
 Reported-by: cilly <cilly@cilly.mine.nu>
 Reported-by: Manuel Rüger <mrueg@gentoo.org>
