diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/files/nmap-redefine-the-python-library-dir.patch b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/files/nmap-redefine-the-python-library-dir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..356b507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/files/nmap-redefine-the-python-library-dir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[PATCH] redefine the python library install dir
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+If install-lib is not defined, it is always /usr/lib/, but it
+maybe /usr/lib64 for multilib
+
+Signed-off-by: Roy Li <rongqing.li@windriver.com>
+---
+ Makefile.in | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
+index 1bb062c..cced2fb 100644
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ build-zenmap: $(ZENMAPDIR)/setup.py $(ZENMAPDIR)/zenmapCore/Version.py
+ 
+ install-zenmap: $(ZENMAPDIR)/setup.py
+ 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
+-	cd $(ZENMAPDIR) && $(PYTHON) setup.py --quiet install --prefix "$(prefix)" --force $(if $(DESTDIR),--root "$(DESTDIR)")
++	cd $(ZENMAPDIR) && $(PYTHON) setup.py --quiet install --prefix "$(prefix)" --install-lib="${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}" --force $(if $(DESTDIR),--root "$(DESTDIR)")
+ 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 docs/zenmap.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/
+ # Create a symlink from nmapfe to zenmap if nmapfe doesn't exist or is
+ # already a link.
+@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ build-nping: $(NPINGDIR)/Makefile nbase_build nsock_build netutil_build $(NPINGD
+ 	@cd $(NPINGDIR) && $(MAKE)
+ 
+ install-ndiff:
+-	cd $(NDIFFDIR) && $(PYTHON) setup.py install --prefix "$(prefix)" $(if $(DESTDIR),--root "$(DESTDIR)")
++	cd $(NDIFFDIR) && $(PYTHON) setup.py install --prefix "$(prefix)" --install-lib="${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}" $(if $(DESTDIR),--root "$(DESTDIR)")
+ 
+ NSE_FILES = scripts/script.db scripts/*.nse
+ NSE_LIB_LUA_FILES = nselib/*.lua nselib/*.luadoc
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/files/nmap-replace-shtool-mkdir-with-coreutils-mkdir-command.patch b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/files/nmap-replace-shtool-mkdir-with-coreutils-mkdir-command.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfe043a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/files/nmap-replace-shtool-mkdir-with-coreutils-mkdir-command.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+[PATCH] replace "./shtool mkdir" with coreutils mkdir command
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+"./shtool mkdir" is used when mkdir has not -p parameter, but mkdir in today
+most release has supportted the -p parameter, not need to use shtool, and it
+can not fix the race if two process are running mkdir to create same dir
+
+Signed-off-by: Roy Li <rongqing.li@windriver.com>
+---
+ ncat/Makefile.in        | 4 ++--
+ nmap-update/Makefile.in | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/ncat/Makefile.in b/ncat/Makefile.in
+index cfd306d..2166e08 100644
+--- a/ncat/Makefile.in
++++ b/ncat/Makefile.in
+@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@ $(NSOCKDIR)/libnsock.a: $(NSOCKDIR)/Makefile
+ 
+ install: $(TARGET)
+ 	@echo Installing Ncat;
+-	$(SHTOOL) mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
++	mkdir -p -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
+ 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 755 ncat $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ncat
+ 	$(STRIP) -x $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ncat
+ 	if [ -n "$(DATAFILES)" ]; then \
+-		$(SHTOOL) mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir); \
++		mkdir -p -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir); \
+ 		$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 $(DATAFILES) $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)/; \
+ 	fi
+ 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 docs/$(TARGET).1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/$(TARGET).1
+diff --git a/nmap-update/Makefile.in b/nmap-update/Makefile.in
+index 89ff928..93f48d8 100644
+--- a/nmap-update/Makefile.in
++++ b/nmap-update/Makefile.in
+@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $(NBASELIB):
+ 	cd $(NBASEDIR) && $(MAKE)
+ 
+ install: nmap-update
+-	$(SHTOOL) mkdir -f -p -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
++	mkdir -p -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1
+ 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 755 nmap-update $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+ 	$(STRIP) -x $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/nmap-update
+ 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 ../docs/nmap-update.1 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1/
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.70.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.70.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01be151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-security/nmap/nmap_7.70.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+SUMMARY = "network auditing tool"
+DESCRIPTION = "Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source (license) utility for network discovery and security auditing.\nGui support via appending to IMAGE_FEATURES x11-base in local.conf"
+SECTION = "security"
+LICENSE = "GPL-2.0"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;beginline=7;endline=12;md5=1489288f46af415fadc4e8b6345ab9f4"
+
+SRC_URI = "http://nmap.org/dist/${BP}.tar.bz2 \
+           file://nmap-redefine-the-python-library-dir.patch \
+           file://nmap-replace-shtool-mkdir-with-coreutils-mkdir-command.patch \
+"
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "84eb6fbe788e0d4918c2b1e39421bf79"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "847b068955f792f4cc247593aca6dc3dc4aae12976169873247488de147a6e18"
+
+inherit autotools-brokensep pkgconfig pythonnative
+
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= "ncat nping ndiff pcap"
+
+PACKAGECONFIG[pcap] = "--with-pcap=linux, --without-pcap, libpcap, libpcap"
+PACKAGECONFIG[pcre] = "--with-libpcre=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --with-libpcre=included, libpre"
+PACKAGECONFIG[ssl] = "--with-openssl=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --without-openssl, openssl, openssl"
+PACKAGECONFIG[ssh2] = "--with-openssh2=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --without-openssh2, libssh2, libssh2"
+PACKAGECONFIG[libz] = "--with-libz=${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.., --without-libz, zlib, zlib"
+
+#disable/enable packages
+PACKAGECONFIG[nping] = ",--without-nping,"
+PACKAGECONFIG[ncat] = ",--without-ncat,"
+PACKAGECONFIG[ndiff] = ",--without-ndiff,python"
+PACKAGECONFIG[update] = ",--without-nmap-update,"
+
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-libdnet=included --with-liblinear=included --without-subversion --with-liblua=included"
+
+# zenmap needs python-pygtk which has been removed
+# it also only works with python2
+# disable for now until py3 is supported
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--without-zenmap"
+
+export PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR
+
+do_configure() {
+    autoconf
+    oe_runconf
+}
+
+FILES_${PN} += "${PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR}"
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "python"