2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index f32b46b..3421585 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ Jeremy Hylton
 Gerhard Häring
 Mihai Ibanescu
 Lars Immisch
+Meador Inge
 Tony Ingraldi
 John Interrante
 Bob Ippolito
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 74a64f0..befc61c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7773: Fix an UnboundLocalError in platform.linux_distribution() when
+  the release file is empty.
+
 - Issue #7561: Fix crashes when using bytearray objects with the posix
   module.