diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index e1b4780147..ad3be4b135 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -668,9 +668,9 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/libdrm-symbol-check.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/libepoxy-gl-null-checks.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/libevent-dns-tests.patch			\
-  %D%/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-remote-stack-overread.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-searching-empty-hostnames.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evutil-fix-buffer-overflow.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10195.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10196.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10197.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/libevent-2.1-dns-tests.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/libevent-2.1-skip-failing-test.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/libextractor-ffmpeg-3.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/libevent.scm b/gnu/packages/libevent.scm
index bef09f9538..f26ce63386 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/libevent.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/libevent.scm
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ loop.")
             "18qz9qfwrkakmazdlwxvjmw8p76g70n3faikwvdwznns1agw9hki"))
           (patches (search-patches
                     "libevent-dns-tests.patch"
-                    "libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-remote-stack-overread.patch"
-                    "libevent-2.0-evutil-fix-buffer-overflow.patch"
-                    "libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-searching-empty-hostnames.patch"))))))
+                    "libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10195.patch"
+                    "libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10196.patch"
+                    "libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10197.patch"))))))
 
 (define-public libev
   (package
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-remote-stack-overread.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10195.patch
similarity index 89%
rename from gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-remote-stack-overread.patch
rename to gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10195.patch
index f1907d53e2..bffe2c454c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-remote-stack-overread.patch
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10195.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-Fix buffer overread in libevents DNS code.
-
-Upstream bug report:
+Fix CVE-2016-10195 (buffer overread in libevent's DNS code):
 
+https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10195
 https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317
 
 Patch copied from upstream source repository:
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evutil-fix-buffer-overflow.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10196.patch
similarity index 90%
rename from gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evutil-fix-buffer-overflow.patch
rename to gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10196.patch
index 4d16a4b917..03f96e938b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evutil-fix-buffer-overflow.patch
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10196.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-Fix buffer overflow in evutil.
-
-Upstream bug report:
+Fix CVE-2016-10196 (buffer overflow in evutil):
 
+https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10196
 https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/318
 
 Patch copied from upstream source repository:
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-searching-empty-hostnames.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10197.patch
similarity index 89%
rename from gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-searching-empty-hostnames.patch
rename to gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10197.patch
index c4ad0a1a4a..c62a328627 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-evdns-fix-searching-empty-hostnames.patch
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/libevent-2.0-CVE-2016-10197.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-Fix OOB read on empty hostnames in evdns.
-
-Upstream bug report:
+Fix CVE-2016-10197 (out of bounds read on empty hostnames in evdns):
 
+https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10197
 https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332
 
 Patch copied from upstream source repository: