int __sock_create(struct net *net, int family, int type, int protocol,
			 struct socket **res, int kern)
{
	int err;
	struct socket *sock;
	const struct net_proto_family *pf;

	/*
	 *      Check protocol is in range
	 */
	if (family < 0 || family >= NPROTO)
		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
	if (type < 0 || type >= SOCK_MAX)
		return -EINVAL;

	/* Compatibility.

	   This uglymoron is moved from INET layer to here to avoid
	   deadlock in module load.
	 */
	if (family == PF_INET && type == SOCK_PACKET) {
		static int warned;
		if (!warned) {
			warned = 1;
			printk(KERN_INFO "%s uses obsolete (PF_INET,SOCK_PACKET)\n",
			       current->comm);
		}
		family = PF_PACKET;
	}

	err = security_socket_create(family, type, protocol, kern);
	if (err)
		return err;

	/*
	 *	Allocate the socket and allow the family to set things up. if
	 *	the protocol is 0, the family is instructed to select an appropriate
	 *	default.
	 */
	sock = sock_alloc();
	if (!sock) {
		net_warn_ratelimited("socket: no more sockets\n");
		return -ENFILE;	/* Not exactly a match, but its the
				   closest posix thing */
	}

	sock->type = type;

#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
	/* Attempt to load a protocol module if the find failed.
	 *
	 * 12/09/1996 Marcin: But! this makes REALLY only sense, if the user
	 * requested real, full-featured networking support upon configuration.
	 * Otherwise module support will break!
	 */
	if (rcu_access_pointer(net_families[family]) == NULL)
		request_module("net-pf-%d", family);
#endif

	rcu_read_lock();
	pf = rcu_dereference(net_families[family]);
	err = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
	if (!pf)
		goto out_release;

	/*
	 * We will call the ->create function, that possibly is in a loadable
	 * module, so we have to bump that loadable module refcnt first.
	 */
	if (!try_module_get(pf->owner))
		goto out_release;

	/* Now protected by module ref count */
	rcu_read_unlock();

	err = pf->create(net, sock, protocol, kern);
	if (err < 0)
		goto out_module_put;

	/*
	 * Now to bump the refcnt of the [loadable] module that owns this
	 * socket at sock_release time we decrement its refcnt.
	 */
	if (!try_module_get(sock->ops->owner))
		goto out_module_busy;

	/*
	 * Now that we're done with the ->create function, the [loadable]
	 * module can have its refcnt decremented
	 */
	module_put(pf->owner);
	err = security_socket_post_create(sock, family, type, protocol, kern);
	if (err)
		goto out_sock_release;
	*res = sock;

	return 0;

out_module_busy:
	err = -EAFNOSUPPORT;
out_module_put:
	sock->ops = NULL;
	module_put(pf->owner);
out_sock_release:
	sock_release(sock);
	return err;

out_release:
	rcu_read_unlock();
	goto out_sock_release;
}

This vulnerability category highlights issues in resource management where failures to properly release memory, file handles, or other resources can degrade system performance or enable denial-of-service conditions.