diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5d97dd7..8b1d085 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@
   when running the expression r'(a)(b)?b' over 'ab', lastindex must be
   1, not 2.
 
+- Fixed bug #581080: sre scanner was not checking the buffer limit
+  before increasing the current pointer. This was creating an infinite
+  loop in the search function, once the pointer exceeded the buffer
+  limit.
+
 Library
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