diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 058692f897f..74e52309f98 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ Library
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Fix memory leak in ssl._ssl._test_decode_cert.
+
 - Issue #8065: Fix memory leak in readline module (from failure to
   free the result of history_get_history_state()).