diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 59d63c56..61b5db03 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ Changes in 1.9 (not yet released)
 
 --------------------------
 Changes in 1.8.6
+- CXMeshFileLoader: fix buffer overreads with text format. Thanks @sfan5 for report and patch.
+  Patch (commit 6f4f7c4 to Minetest): https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht/commit/6f4f7c4d75c9d563e98d3936ed8bc6e248dc14a8
 - Fix CB3DMeshFileLoader::readString. Prevent adding a character beyond file-end. Thanks @sfan5 for report and patch.
   Original patch (commit 103ab16 to Minetest): https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht/commit/103ab16679a42cb1bfa4cc4e6316195ec2d139b6
 - CB3DMeshFileLoader: add some bounds checks. Thanks @sfan5 for report and patch.
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CXMeshFileLoader.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/CXMeshFileLoader.cpp
index db72b218..840773ef 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CXMeshFileLoader.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CXMeshFileLoader.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ bool CXMeshFileLoader::readFileIntoMemory(io::IReadFile* file)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	Buffer = new c8[size];
+	Buffer = new c8[size+1];
+	Buffer[size] = 0x0; // null-terminate (thx @ sfan5)
 
 	//! read all into memory
 	if (file->read(Buffer, size) != static_cast<size_t>(size))