diff --git a/SOURCES/fix-missing-error-checking-when-reading-proc-net-dev.patch b/SOURCES/fix-missing-error-checking-when-reading-proc-net-dev.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0303f93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/fix-missing-error-checking-when-reading-proc-net-dev.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From f8b0e05c03add3d0bd7736c3e3f81e8eb28bc7c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: David Sommerseth <davids@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:54:05 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix missing error checking when reading /proc/net/dev
+
+Signed-off-by: David Sommerseth <davids@redhat.com>
+---
+ python-ethtool/ethtool.c | 10 ++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/python-ethtool/ethtool.c b/python-ethtool/ethtool.c
+index e58d5f9..a471726 100644
+--- a/python-ethtool/ethtool.c
++++ b/python-ethtool/ethtool.c
+@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static PyObject *get_active_devices(PyObject *self __unused, PyObject *args __un
+ static PyObject *get_devices(PyObject *self __unused, PyObject *args __unused)
+ {
+ 	char buffer[256];
+-	char *ret;;
++	char *ret;
+ 	PyObject *list = PyList_New(0);
+ 	FILE *fd = fopen(_PATH_PROCNET_DEV, "r");
+ 
+@@ -89,7 +89,13 @@ static PyObject *get_devices(PyObject *self __unused, PyObject *args __unused)
+ 		return NULL;
+ 	}
+ 	/* skip over first two lines */
+-	ret = fgets(buffer, 256, fd); ret = fgets(buffer, 256, fd);
++	ret = fgets(buffer, 256, fd);
++	ret = fgets(buffer, 256, fd);
++	if( !ret ) {
++		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OSError, strerror(errno));
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
+ 	while (!feof(fd)) {
+ 		PyObject *str;
+ 		char *name = buffer;
diff --git a/SPECS/python-ethtool.spec b/SPECS/python-ethtool.spec
index eeb5230..7a2f668 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-ethtool.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-ethtool.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: Ethernet settings python bindings
 Name: python-ethtool
 Version: 0.8
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 URL: https://github.com/fedora-python/%{name}
 Source: https://github.com/fedora-python/%{name}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0: python-ethtool-0.6-make-pifconfig-output-all-ipv4-addresses-for-interface.patch
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Patch2: python-ethtool-0.8-check-libnl-return-codes.patch
 # Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330432
 # Fixed upstream: https://github.com/fedora-python/python-ethtool/pull/31/files
 Patch3: fix-long-interface-names.patch
+# Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1467845
+Patch4: fix-missing-error-checking-when-reading-proc-net-dev.patch
 
 License: GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ PCI locations.
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
+%patch4 -p1
 
 %build
 %{__python} setup.py build
@@ -65,6 +68,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 18 2018 Lumír Balhar <lbalhar@redhat.com> - 0.8-8
+- Fix missing error checking when reading from /proc/net/dev
+- Resolves: rhbz#1467845
+
 * Tue Apr 17 2018 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 0.8-7
 - Fix the URL's to point to the proper upstream repositories
 Resolves: rhbz#1502393