diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/less/files/CVE-2024-32487.patch b/meta/recipes-extended/less/files/CVE-2024-32487.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d33099cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/less/files/CVE-2024-32487.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+From 007521ac3c95bc76e3d59c6dbfe75d06c8075c33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mark Nudelman <markn@greenwoodsoftware.com>
+Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:49:48 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix bug when viewing a file whose name contains a newline.
+
+CVE: CVE-2024-32487
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/007521ac3c95bc76e3d59c6dbfe75d06c8075c33]
+
+Signed-off-by: Archana Polampalli <archana.polampalli@windriver.com>
+---
+ filename.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/filename.c b/filename.c
+index a8726dc..c4b35b1 100644
+--- a/filename.c
++++ b/filename.c
+@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ static int metachar(char c)
+	return (strchr(metachars(), c) != NULL);
+ }
+
++/*
++ * Must use quotes rather than escape char for this metachar?
++ */
++static int must_quote(char c)
++{
++	/* {{ Maybe the set of must_quote chars should be configurable? }} */
++	return (c == '\n');
++}
++
+ /*
+  * Insert a backslash before each metacharacter in a string.
+  */
+@@ -164,6 +173,9 @@ public char * shell_quote(char *s)
+				 * doesn't support escape chars.  Use quotes.
+				 */
+				use_quotes = 1;
++			} else if (must_quote(*p))
++			{
++				len += 3; /* open quote + char + close quote */
+			} else
+			{
+				/*
+@@ -193,15 +205,22 @@ public char * shell_quote(char *s)
+	{
+		while (*s != '\0')
+		{
+-			if (metachar(*s))
++			if (!metachar(*s))
+			{
+-				/*
+-				 * Add the escape char.
+-				 */
++				*p++ = *s++;
++			} else if (must_quote(*s))
++			{
++				/* Surround the char with quotes. */
++				*p++ = openquote;
++				*p++ = *s++;
++				*p++ = closequote;
++			} else
++			{
++				/* Insert an escape char before the char. */
+				strcpy(p, esc);
+				p += esclen;
++				*p++ = *s++;
+			}
+-			*p++ = *s++;
+		}
+		*p = '\0';
+	}
+--
+2.40.0
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/less/less_643.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/less/less_643.bb
index 67834bdd58..537283bde4 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/less/less_643.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/less/less_643.bb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ DEPENDS = "ncurses"
 
 SRC_URI = "http://www.greenwoodsoftware.com/${BPN}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.gz \
            file://run-ptest \
+           file://CVE-2024-32487.patch \
            "
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "2911b5432c836fa084c8a2e68f6cd6312372c026a58faaa98862731c8b6052e8"