IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 could allow a local user to gain root privileges using a specially crafted command within the bellmail client. IBM APARs: IV91006, IV91007, IV91008, IV91010, IV91011.

Related CVEs

CVE-2016-8972

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-q6gc-h25f-hw7c

Published

May 13, 2022 1:06 AM

Last Modified

April 20, 2025 3:32 AM

CVSS Score

7.5 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: August 30, 2025 6:32 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.