2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 0443e93..efbd30b 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Luigi Ballabio
 Jeff Balogh
 Matt Bandy
 Michael J. Barber
+Nicolas Bareil
 Chris Barker
 Nick Barnes
 Quentin Barnes
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 01274a1..827e837 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #12000: When a SSL certificate has a subjectAltName without any
+  dNSName entry, ssl.match_hostname() should use the subject's commonName.
+  Patch by Nicolas Bareil.
+
 - Issue #11647: objects created using contextlib.contextmanager now support
   more than one call to the function when used as a decorator. Initial patch
   by Ysj Ray.