diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fd2ec9fc0..040aa4220 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** Bug fixes
 
+  stat no longer overruns a buffer for format strings ending in `%'
+
   fold -s -wN would infloop for N < 8 with TABs in the input.
   E.g., this would not terminate: printf 'a\t' | fold -w2 -s