diff --git a/pcsc-lite.spec b/pcsc-lite.spec
index e480b8f..e1dba28 100644
--- a/pcsc-lite.spec
+++ b/pcsc-lite.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           pcsc-lite
 Version:        1.8.10
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        PC/SC Lite smart card framework and applications
 
 Group:          System Environment/Daemons
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ License:        BSD
 URL:            http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/
 Source0:        https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/%{upstream_build}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 
+Patch0:		pcscd-1.8.10-safer-udev-usage.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  graphviz
 BuildRequires:  systemd-devel
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .udev
 
 # Convert to utf-8
 for file in ChangeLog; do
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@ rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir}/pcsc-lite/README.DAEMON
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 03 2014 Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@redhat.com> - 1.8.10-2
+- Safer usage of udev functions (#1071243)
+
 * Sun Oct 20 2013 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 1.8.10-1
 - Update to 1.8.10
 - Update source URL
diff --git a/pcscd-1.8.10-safer-udev-usage.patch b/pcscd-1.8.10-safer-udev-usage.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf46c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pcscd-1.8.10-safer-udev-usage.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff -ur pcsc-lite-1.8.10.orig/src/hotplug_libudev.c pcsc-lite-1.8.10/src/hotplug_libudev.c
+--- pcsc-lite-1.8.10.orig/src/hotplug_libudev.c	2013-10-06 12:25:18.000000000 +0200
++++ pcsc-lite-1.8.10/src/hotplug_libudev.c	2014-06-03 09:54:44.289011617 +0200
+@@ -541,6 +541,12 @@
+ 	fd_set fds;
+ 
+ 	udev_monitor = udev_monitor_new_from_netlink(udev, "udev");
++	if (udev_monitor == NULL)
++	{
++		Log1(PCSC_LOG_ERROR, "udev_monitor_new_from_netlink() error\n");
++		return;
++	}
++	
+ 
+ 	/* filter only the interfaces */
+ 	r = udev_monitor_filter_add_match_subsystem_devtype(udev_monitor, "usb",
+@@ -560,6 +566,11 @@
+ 
+ 	/* udev monitor file descriptor */
+ 	fd = udev_monitor_get_fd(udev_monitor);
++	if (fd < 0)
++	{
++		Log2(PCSC_LOG_ERROR, "udev_monitor_get_fd() error: %d\n", fd);
++		return;
++	}
+ 
+ 	while (!AraKiriHotPlug)
+ 	{