2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index 3af651fb..330f4f99 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -642,3 +642,8 @@ I: 1565
 N: Nathan Houghton
 W: https://github.com/n1000
 I: 1619
+
+N: Riccardo Schirone
+W: https://github.com/ret2libc
+C: Milano, Italy
+I: 1616
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index f5c5e2e9..5aaf9da1 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ XXXX-XX-XX
 
 **Bug fixes**
 
+- 1616_: use of Py_DECREF instead of Py_CLEAR will result in double free and
+  segfault (CVE).  (patch by Riccardo Schirone)
 - 1619_: [OpenBSD] compilation fails due to C syntax error.  (patch by Nathan
   Houghton)