The latest security fix for newt:

newt (0.52.2-11.3ubuntu3.1) jaunty-security; urgency=low

  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service and possible code execution via
    reflowed text in text message box
    - debian/patches/900_security_CVE-2009-2905.patch: calculate using
      correct width in textbox.c.
    - CVE-2009-2905

fix this bug, I just upgraded python-newt on a jaunty and my test script
don't segfault anymore.

If someone can confirm it's fixed on dapper, hardy, intrepid and
karmic... this bug can be closed.

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2905

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python-newt cause libnewt to segfault
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282945
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