cifs_create(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode,
		struct nameidata *nd)
{
	int rc = -ENOENT;
	int xid;
	int create_options = CREATE_NOT_DIR;
	__u32 oplock = 0;
	int oflags;
	/*
	 * BB below access is probably too much for mknod to request
	 *    but we have to do query and setpathinfo so requesting
	 *    less could fail (unless we want to request getatr and setatr
	 *    permissions (only).  At least for POSIX we do not have to
	 *    request so much.
	 */
	int desiredAccess = GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE;
	__u16 fileHandle;
	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
	struct tcon_link *tlink;
	struct cifs_tcon *tcon;
	char *full_path = NULL;
	FILE_ALL_INFO *buf = NULL;
	struct inode *newinode = NULL;
	int disposition = FILE_OVERWRITE_IF;

	xid = GetXid();

	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
	tlink = cifs_sb_tlink(cifs_sb);
	if (IS_ERR(tlink)) {
		FreeXid(xid);
		return PTR_ERR(tlink);
	}
	tcon = tlink_tcon(tlink);

	if (enable_oplocks)
		oplock = REQ_OPLOCK;

	if (nd)
		oflags = nd->intent.open.file->f_flags;
	else
		oflags = O_RDONLY | O_CREAT;

	full_path = build_path_from_dentry(direntry);
	if (full_path == NULL) {
		rc = -ENOMEM;
		goto cifs_create_out;
	}

	if (tcon->unix_ext && (tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_UNIX) &&
	    (CIFS_UNIX_POSIX_PATH_OPS_CAP &
			le64_to_cpu(tcon->fsUnixInfo.Capability))) {
		rc = cifs_posix_open(full_path, &newinode,
			inode->i_sb, mode, oflags, &oplock, &fileHandle, xid);
		/* EIO could indicate that (posix open) operation is not
		   supported, despite what server claimed in capability
		   negotiation.  EREMOTE indicates DFS junction, which is not
		   handled in posix open */

		if (rc == 0) {
			if (newinode == NULL) /* query inode info */
				goto cifs_create_get_file_info;
			else /* success, no need to query */
				goto cifs_create_set_dentry;
		} else if ((rc != -EIO) && (rc != -EREMOTE) &&
			 (rc != -EOPNOTSUPP) && (rc != -EINVAL))
			goto cifs_create_out;
		/* else fallthrough to retry, using older open call, this is
		   case where server does not support this SMB level, and
		   falsely claims capability (also get here for DFS case
		   which should be rare for path not covered on files) */
	}

	if (nd) {
		/* if the file is going to stay open, then we
		   need to set the desired access properly */
		desiredAccess = 0;
		if (OPEN_FMODE(oflags) & FMODE_READ)
			desiredAccess |= GENERIC_READ; /* is this too little? */
		if (OPEN_FMODE(oflags) & FMODE_WRITE)
			desiredAccess |= GENERIC_WRITE;

		if ((oflags & (O_CREAT | O_EXCL)) == (O_CREAT | O_EXCL))
			disposition = FILE_CREATE;
		else if ((oflags & (O_CREAT | O_TRUNC)) == (O_CREAT | O_TRUNC))
			disposition = FILE_OVERWRITE_IF;
		else if ((oflags & O_CREAT) == O_CREAT)
			disposition = FILE_OPEN_IF;
		else
			cFYI(1, "Create flag not set in create function");
	}

	/* BB add processing to set equivalent of mode - e.g. via CreateX with
	   ACLs */

	buf = kmalloc(sizeof(FILE_ALL_INFO), GFP_KERNEL);
	if (buf == NULL) {
		rc = -ENOMEM;
		goto cifs_create_out;
	}

	/*
	 * if we're not using unix extensions, see if we need to set
	 * ATTR_READONLY on the create call
	 */
	if (!tcon->unix_ext && (mode & S_IWUGO) == 0)
		create_options |= CREATE_OPTION_READONLY;

	if (backup_cred(cifs_sb))
		create_options |= CREATE_OPEN_BACKUP_INTENT;

	if (tcon->ses->capabilities & CAP_NT_SMBS)
		rc = CIFSSMBOpen(xid, tcon, full_path, disposition,
			 desiredAccess, create_options,
			 &fileHandle, &oplock, buf, cifs_sb->local_nls,
			 cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
	else
		rc = -EIO; /* no NT SMB support fall into legacy open below */

	if (rc == -EIO) {
		/* old server, retry the open legacy style */
		rc = SMBLegacyOpen(xid, tcon, full_path, disposition,
			desiredAccess, create_options,
			&fileHandle, &oplock, buf, cifs_sb->local_nls,
			cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
	}
	if (rc) {
		cFYI(1, "cifs_create returned 0x%x", rc);
		goto cifs_create_out;
	}

	/* If Open reported that we actually created a file
	   then we now have to set the mode if possible */
	if ((tcon->unix_ext) && (oplock & CIFS_CREATE_ACTION)) {
		struct cifs_unix_set_info_args args = {
				.mode	= mode,
				.ctime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
				.atime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
				.mtime	= NO_CHANGE_64,
				.device	= 0,
		};

		if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID) {
			args.uid = (__u64) current_fsuid();
			if (inode->i_mode & S_ISGID)
				args.gid = (__u64) inode->i_gid;
			else
				args.gid = (__u64) current_fsgid();
		} else {
			args.uid = NO_CHANGE_64;
			args.gid = NO_CHANGE_64;
		}
		CIFSSMBUnixSetFileInfo(xid, tcon, &args, fileHandle,
					current->tgid);
	} else {
		/* BB implement mode setting via Windows security
		   descriptors e.g. */
		/* CIFSSMBWinSetPerms(xid,tcon,path,mode,-1,-1,nls);*/

		/* Could set r/o dos attribute if mode & 0222 == 0 */
	}

cifs_create_get_file_info:
	/* server might mask mode so we have to query for it */
	if (tcon->unix_ext)
		rc = cifs_get_inode_info_unix(&newinode, full_path,
					      inode->i_sb, xid);
	else {
		rc = cifs_get_inode_info(&newinode, full_path, buf,
					 inode->i_sb, xid, &fileHandle);
		if (newinode) {
			if (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_DYNPERM)
				newinode->i_mode = mode;
			if ((oplock & CIFS_CREATE_ACTION) &&
			    (cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_SET_UID)) {
				newinode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
				if (inode->i_mode & S_ISGID)
					newinode->i_gid = inode->i_gid;
				else
					newinode->i_gid = current_fsgid();
			}
		}
	}

cifs_create_set_dentry:
	if (rc == 0)
		d_instantiate(direntry, newinode);
	else
		cFYI(1, "Create worked, get_inode_info failed rc = %d", rc);

	if (newinode && nd) {
		struct cifsFileInfo *pfile_info;
		struct file *filp;

		filp = lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, direntry, generic_file_open);
		if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
			rc = PTR_ERR(filp);
			CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fileHandle);
			goto cifs_create_out;
		}

		pfile_info = cifs_new_fileinfo(fileHandle, filp, tlink, oplock);
		if (pfile_info == NULL) {
			fput(filp);
			CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fileHandle);
			rc = -ENOMEM;
		}
	} else {
		CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fileHandle);
	}

cifs_create_out:
	kfree(buf);
	kfree(full_path);
	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
	FreeXid(xid);
	return rc;
}

This category addresses vulnerabilities caused by flawed access control mechanisms, where incorrect permission settings allow unauthorized users to access restricted resources.