diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index ee21757d6e..37d27c9201 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -541,5 +541,5 @@ valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=cls
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "BaseException, Exception".
-overgeneral-exceptions=BaseException,
-                       Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.BaseException,
+                       builtins.Exception
diff --git a/avocado/utils/build.py b/avocado/utils/build.py
index 32e86be347..0373a27bc3 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/build.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/build.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def make(
     :returns: exit status of the make process
     """
 
-    kwargs = dict(env=env, ignore_status=ignore_status)
+    kwargs = {"env": env, "ignore_status": ignore_status}
     if process_kwargs is not None:
         kwargs.update(process_kwargs)
     result = run_make(path, make, extra_args, kwargs)
diff --git a/avocado/utils/external/gdbmi_parser.py b/avocado/utils/external/gdbmi_parser.py
index 5e33816699..927351378f 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/external/gdbmi_parser.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/external/gdbmi_parser.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 from avocado.utils.external import spark
 
 
+class GdbMiException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class Token:
     def __init__(self, token_type, value=None):
         self.type = token_type
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ def t_c_string(self, s):
 
     def t_default(self, s):  # pylint: disable=W0221
         r"( . | \n )+"
-        raise Exception(f"Specification error: unmatched input for '{s}'")
+        raise GdbMiException(f"Specification error: unmatched input for '{s}'")
 
     @staticmethod
     def __unescape(s):
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ def nonterminal(self, token_type, args):
     def error(self, token, i=0, tokens=None):  # pylint: disable=W0221
         if i > 2:
             print(f"{tokens[i - 3]} {tokens[i - 2]} " f"{tokens[i - 1]} {tokens[i]}")
-        raise Exception(f"Syntax error at or near {int(i)}:'{token}' token")
+        raise GdbMiException(f"Syntax error at or near {int(i)}:'{token}' token")
 
 
 class GdbMiInterpreter(spark.GenericASTTraversal):
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ def n_tuple(node):
                     else:
                         node.value[n] = v
         else:
-            raise Exception("Invalid tuple")
+            raise GdbMiException("Invalid tuple")
         # print 'tuple: %s' % node.value
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/avocado/utils/gdb.py b/avocado/utils/gdb.py
index 3e93cda113..629448360b 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/gdb.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/gdb.py
@@ -397,7 +397,9 @@ def cmd(self, command):
                 if result_response_received:
                     # raise an exception here, because no two result
                     # responses should come from a single command AFAIK
-                    raise Exception("Many result responses to a single cmd")
+                    raise UnexpectedResponseError(
+                        "Many result responses to a single cmd"
+                    )
                 result_response_received = True
                 cmd.result = parsed_response
             else:
diff --git a/avocado/utils/kernel.py b/avocado/utils/kernel.py
index 1badacce91..878e61e198 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/kernel.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/kernel.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def uncompress(self):
             LOG.info("Uncompressing tarball")
             archive.extract(self.asset_path, self.work_dir)
         else:
-            raise Exception("Unable to find the tarball")
+            raise RuntimeError("Unable to find the tarball")
 
     def configure(self, targets=("defconfig"), extra_configs=None):
         """
diff --git a/examples/tests/multiple_tests.py b/examples/tests/multiple_tests.py
index aabf441db9..826962d707 100644
--- a/examples/tests/multiple_tests.py
+++ b/examples/tests/multiple_tests.py
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ def action():
         """
         This method should never execute
         """
-        raise Exception("This action method should never be executed.")
+        raise RuntimeError("This action method should never be executed.")
diff --git a/examples/tests/uncaught_exception.py b/examples/tests/uncaught_exception.py
index 3336607008..e1414e9343 100644
--- a/examples/tests/uncaught_exception.py
+++ b/examples/tests/uncaught_exception.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ def test():
         """
         This should end with ERROR.
         """
-        raise Exception("This is a generic exception")
+        raise Exception("This is a generic exception")  # pylint: disable=W0719
diff --git a/selftests/.data/test_statuses.py b/selftests/.data/test_statuses.py
index de3004ebb1..10141ae1da 100644
--- a/selftests/.data/test_statuses.py
+++ b/selftests/.data/test_statuses.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class ExitSetup(Test):
     def setUp(self):
         self.log.info("setup pre")
         sys.exit(-1)
-        self.log.info("setup post")
+        self.log.info("setup post")  # pylint: disable=W0101
 
     def test(self):
         self.log.info("test pre")
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def setUp(self):
     def test(self):
         self.log.info("test pre")
         sys.exit(-1)
-        self.log.info("test post")
+        self.log.info("test post")  # pylint: disable=W0101
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.log.info("teardown pre")
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def tearDown(self):
         self.log.info("teardown pre")
         self.log.info("teardown status: %s", self.status)
         sys.exit(-1)
-        self.log.info("teardown post")
+        self.log.info("teardown post")  # pylint: disable=W0101
 
 
 class ExceptionSetup(Test):