diff --git a/freetype-2.12.0-cff_slot_load-segfault.patch b/freetype-2.12.0-cff_slot_load-segfault.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0c1796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype-2.12.0-cff_slot_load-segfault.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 978eefee5401abee6bf702c6bcde9afb47893145 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
+Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:43:37 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] * src/cff/cffgload.c (cff_slot_load) [FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SVG]:
+ Fix segfault.
+References: boo#1198497
+
+This can happen if the function is called with `size` being `NULL`.
+
+Fixes #1147.
+---
+ src/cff/cffgload.c | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/cff/cffgload.c b/src/cff/cffgload.c
+index 5c15c804b..7586b886f 100644
+--- a/src/cff/cffgload.c
++++ b/src/cff/cffgload.c
+@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@
+       SFNT_Service  sfnt;
+ 
+ 
+-      if ( size->root.metrics.x_ppem < 1 ||
+-           size->root.metrics.y_ppem < 1 )
++      if ( size && (size->root.metrics.x_ppem < 1 ||
++                    size->root.metrics.y_ppem < 1 ) )
+       {
+         error = FT_THROW( Invalid_Size_Handle );
+         return error;
+-- 
+2.35.1
+
diff --git a/freetype2.changes b/freetype2.changes
index fca2325..d90bf0c 100644
--- a/freetype2.changes
+++ b/freetype2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr 15 17:07:44 UTC 2022 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
+
+- fix segfault in some applications boo#1198497
+  add freetype-2.12.0-cff_slot_load-segfault.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr  8 17:06:49 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/freetype2.spec b/freetype2.spec
index fd7774a..cac2977 100644
--- a/freetype2.spec
+++ b/freetype2.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Patch1:         don-t-mark-libpng-as-required-library.patch
 Patch2:         enable-long-family-names-by-default.patch
 Patch3:         enable-subpixel-rendering.patch
 Patch4:         enable-infinality-subpixel-hinting.patch
+Patch5:         freetype-2.12.0-cff_slot_load-segfault.patch
 BuildRequires:  gawk
 BuildRequires:  libbz2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpng-devel