void set_fat(DOS_FS * fs, uint32_t cluster, int32_t new)
{
    unsigned char *data = NULL;
    int size;
    loff_t offs;

    if (new == -1)
	new = FAT_EOF(fs);
    else if ((long)new == -2)
	new = FAT_BAD(fs);
    switch (fs->fat_bits) {
    case 12:
	data = fs->fat + cluster * 3 / 2;
	offs = fs->fat_start + cluster * 3 / 2;
	if (cluster & 1) {
	    FAT_ENTRY prevEntry;
	    get_fat(&prevEntry, fs->fat, cluster - 1, fs);
	    data[0] = ((new & 0xf) << 4) | (prevEntry.value >> 8);
 	    data[1] = new >> 4;
 	} else {
 	    FAT_ENTRY subseqEntry;
	    if (cluster != fs->clusters + 1)
 		get_fat(&subseqEntry, fs->fat, cluster + 1, fs);
 	    else
 		subseqEntry.value = 0;
	    data[0] = new & 0xff;
	    data[1] = (new >> 8) | ((0xff & subseqEntry.value) << 4);
	}
	size = 2;
	break;
    case 16:
	data = fs->fat + cluster * 2;
	offs = fs->fat_start + cluster * 2;
	*(unsigned short *)data = htole16(new);
	size = 2;
	break;
    case 32:
	{
	    FAT_ENTRY curEntry;
	    get_fat(&curEntry, fs->fat, cluster, fs);

	    data = fs->fat + cluster * 4;
	    offs = fs->fat_start + cluster * 4;
	    /* According to M$, the high 4 bits of a FAT32 entry are reserved and
	     * are not part of the cluster number. So we never touch them. */
	    *(uint32_t *)data = htole32((new & 0xfffffff) |
					     (curEntry.reserved << 28));
	    size = 4;
	}
	break;
    default:
	die("Bad FAT entry size: %d bits.", fs->fat_bits);
    }
    fs_write(offs, size, data);
    if (fs->nfats > 1) {
	fs_write(offs + fs->fat_size, size, data);
    }
}

This weakness involves numeric computation errors, such as integer overflows, underflows, or precision losses, which can lead to miscalculations and exploitable behaviors in software.