2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index ae2d3a5..c34e381 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Stig Bakken
 Greg Ball
 Luigi Ballabio
 Jeff Balogh
+Matt Bandy
 Michael J. Barber
 Chris Barker
 Nick Barnes
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4f01ca2..d15a849 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ What's New in Python 3.1.4?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #8020: Avoid a crash where the small objects allocator would read
+  non-Python managed memory while it is being modified by another thread.
+  Patch by Matt Bandy.
+
 - Issue #8278: On Windows and with a NTFS filesystem, os.stat() and os.utime()
   can now handle dates after 2038.