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@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
   if it uses helper processes for compression and its parent
   ignores CHLD signals. [bug introduced in coreutils-6.9]
 
+  tail without -f no longer access uninitialized memory
+  [bug introduced in coreutils-7.6]
+
   timeout is now immune to the signal handling of its parent.
   Specifically timeout now doesn't exit with an error message
   if its parent ignores CHLD signals. [bug introduced in coreutils-7.6]