Merge fix for #11490 from 3.1.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 37b6425..f3bc992 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
 Tests
 -----
 
+- Issue #11490: test_subprocess:test_leaking_fds_on_error no longer gives a
+  false positive if the last directory in the path is inaccessible.
+
 - Issue #11223: Fix test_threadsignals to fail, not hang, when the
   non-semaphore implementation of locks is used under POSIX.