diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.8.5.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.8.5.bb
index 3720b364bb..f09a3c1d6e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.8.5.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3_3.8.5.bb
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://www.python.org/downloads/source/"
 
 CVE_PRODUCT = "python"
 
+# Upstream consider this expected behaviour
+CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2007-4559"
 # This is not exploitable when glibc has CVE-2016-10739 fixed.
 CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST += "CVE-2019-18348"