diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/xinetd/xinetd/xinetd-CVE-2013-4342.patch b/meta/recipes-extended/xinetd/xinetd/xinetd-CVE-2013-4342.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0542dbe835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/xinetd/xinetd/xinetd-CVE-2013-4342.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+xinetd: CVE-2013-4342
+
+xinetd does not enforce the user and group configuration directives
+for TCPMUX services, which causes these services to be run as root
+and makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges by
+leveraging another vulnerability in a service.
+http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-4342
+
+the patch come from:
+https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=799732&action=diff
+
+Signed-off-by: Li Wang <li.wang@windriver.com>
+---
+ xinetd/builtins.c |    2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/xinetd/builtins.c b/xinetd/builtins.c
+index 3b85579..34a5bac 100644
+--- a/xinetd/builtins.c
++++ b/xinetd/builtins.c
+@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static void tcpmux_handler( const struct server *serp )
+    if( SC_IS_INTERNAL( scp ) ) {
+       SC_INTERNAL(scp, nserp);
+    } else {
+-      exec_server(nserp);
++      child_process(nserp);
+    }
+ }
+ 
+-- 
+1.7.9.5
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/xinetd/xinetd_2.3.15.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/xinetd/xinetd_2.3.15.bb
index 797657083e..0e281722e5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/xinetd/xinetd_2.3.15.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/xinetd/xinetd_2.3.15.bb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SRC_URI = "http://www.xinetd.org/xinetd-${PV}.tar.gz \
       file://Various-fixes-from-the-previous-maintainer.patch \
       file://Disable-services-from-inetd.conf-if-a-service-with-t.patch \
       file://xinetd-should-be-able-to-listen-on-IPv6-even-in-ine.patch \
+      file://xinetd-CVE-2013-4342.patch \
       "
 
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "77358478fd58efa6366accae99b8b04c"