diff -Nru kazam-1.4.4/debian/changelog kazam-1.4.4/debian/changelog
--- kazam-1.4.4/debian/changelog	2014-03-23 23:16:20.000000000 +0000
+++ kazam-1.4.4/debian/changelog	2014-08-20 00:30:54.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+kazam (1.4.4-1ubuntu0.1) trusty-proposed; urgency=medium
+
+  * Backport upstream fix for segfault when using area
+    selection (LP: #1298883).
+
+ -- Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <a.starr.b@gmail.com>  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:27:23 -0400
+
 kazam (1.4.4-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release.
diff -Nru kazam-1.4.4/debian/control kazam-1.4.4/debian/control
--- kazam-1.4.4/debian/control	2014-03-12 16:08:59.000000000 +0000
+++ kazam-1.4.4/debian/control	2014-08-20 00:31:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Source: kazam
 Section: video
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <asb@debian.org>
+Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
+XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <asb@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                gettext,
                intltool,
diff -Nru kazam-1.4.4/debian/patches/lp1298883.diff kazam-1.4.4/debian/patches/lp1298883.diff
--- kazam-1.4.4/debian/patches/lp1298883.diff	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ kazam-1.4.4/debian/patches/lp1298883.diff	2014-08-20 00:25:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+Origin: upstream, https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~kazam-team/kazam/stable/revision/139
+Bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kazam/+bug/1298883
+Description: Fix for segfault when using area selection.
+
+=== modified file 'kazam/frontend/window_outline.py'
+Index: kazam/kazam/frontend/window_outline.py
+===================================================================
+--- kazam.orig/kazam/frontend/window_outline.py	2014-08-19 20:23:45.096655573 -0400
++++ kazam/kazam/frontend/window_outline.py	2014-08-19 20:23:45.076655574 -0400
+@@ -89,11 +89,12 @@
+         except:
+             logger.warning("Unable to detect correct launcher and panel sizes. Using fallback.")
+ 
++        logger.debug("Got all sizes.")
++
+         self.window.move(self.x, self.y)
+         self.window.set_default_geometry(self.w, self.h)
+         (x, y) = self.window.get_position()
+         (w, h) = self.window.get_size()
+-        self.window.show_all()
+ 
+     def show(self):
+         self.window.show_all()
+@@ -112,8 +113,13 @@
+         surface_ctx.set_source_rgba(1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0)
+         surface_ctx.set_operator(cairo.OPERATOR_SOURCE)
+         surface_ctx.paint()
+-        reg = Gdk.cairo_region_create_from_surface(surface)
+-        widget.input_shape_combine_region(reg)
++
++        rect = cairo.RectangleInt(0, 0, 1, 1)
++        reg = cairo.Region(rect)
++        if (not reg.is_empty()):
++            widget.input_shape_combine_region(None)
++            widget.input_shape_combine_region(reg)
++
+         cr.move_to(0, 0)
+         cr.set_source_rgba(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.8)
+         cr.set_line_width(2.0)
+Index: kazam/kazam/version.py
+===================================================================
+--- kazam.orig/kazam/version.py	2014-08-19 20:23:45.096655573 -0400
++++ kazam/kazam/version.py	2014-08-19 20:23:45.076655574 -0400
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-VERSION='1.4.4'
++VERSION='1.4.5'
+ CODENAME='NCC-80102'
+ DISTRO='Ubuntu'
+ RELEASE='14.04'
diff -Nru kazam-1.4.4/debian/patches/series kazam-1.4.4/debian/patches/series
--- kazam-1.4.4/debian/patches/series	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ kazam-1.4.4/debian/patches/series	2014-08-19 23:55:25.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lp1298883.diff