static ssize_t proc_sys_call_handler(struct file *filp, void __user *buf,
		size_t count, loff_t *ppos, int write)
{
	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
	struct ctl_table_header *head = grab_header(inode);
	struct ctl_table *table = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl_entry;
	ssize_t error;
	size_t res;

	if (IS_ERR(head))
		return PTR_ERR(head);

	/*
	 * At this point we know that the sysctl was not unregistered
	 * and won't be until we finish.
	 */
	error = -EPERM;
	if (sysctl_perm(head, table, write ? MAY_WRITE : MAY_READ))
		goto out;

	/* if that can happen at all, it should be -EINVAL, not -EISDIR */
	error = -EINVAL;
	if (!table->proc_handler)
		goto out;

	/* careful: calling conventions are nasty here */
	res = count;
	error = table->proc_handler(table, write, buf, &res, ppos);
	if (!error)
		error = res;
out:
	sysctl_head_finish(head);

	return error;
}

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.