CVE-2016-8972 IBM AIX bellmail Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (bellmail_advisory)

IBM AIX is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
IBM AIX could allow a local user to gain root privileges using a specially crafted command within the bellmail client.

Affected Versions:-
AIX 6.1, 7.1, 7.2

IBM AIX could allow a local user to gain root privileges using a specially crafted command within the bellmail client.

The vendor has released fixes to resolve this vulnerability. Refer to AIX bellmail_advisory to obtain more information.

Patch:
Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities:

AIX bellmail_advisory: AIX 6.1, 7.1, 7.2