static int do_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
		      struct nlattr **tb, char *ifname, int modified)
{
	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
	int err;

	if (tb[IFLA_NET_NS_PID] || tb[IFLA_NET_NS_FD]) {
		struct net *net = rtnl_link_get_net(dev_net(dev), tb);
		if (IS_ERR(net)) {
			err = PTR_ERR(net);
			goto errout;
		}
		if (!ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
			err = -EPERM;
			goto errout;
		}
		err = dev_change_net_namespace(dev, net, ifname);
		put_net(net);
		if (err)
			goto errout;
		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_MAP]) {
		struct rtnl_link_ifmap *u_map;
		struct ifmap k_map;

		if (!ops->ndo_set_config) {
			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
			goto errout;
		}

		if (!netif_device_present(dev)) {
			err = -ENODEV;
			goto errout;
		}

		u_map = nla_data(tb[IFLA_MAP]);
		k_map.mem_start = (unsigned long) u_map->mem_start;
		k_map.mem_end = (unsigned long) u_map->mem_end;
		k_map.base_addr = (unsigned short) u_map->base_addr;
		k_map.irq = (unsigned char) u_map->irq;
		k_map.dma = (unsigned char) u_map->dma;
		k_map.port = (unsigned char) u_map->port;

		err = ops->ndo_set_config(dev, &k_map);
		if (err < 0)
			goto errout;

		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]) {
		struct sockaddr *sa;
		int len;

		len = sizeof(sa_family_t) + dev->addr_len;
		sa = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
		if (!sa) {
			err = -ENOMEM;
			goto errout;
		}
		sa->sa_family = dev->type;
		memcpy(sa->sa_data, nla_data(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]),
		       dev->addr_len);
		err = dev_set_mac_address(dev, sa);
		kfree(sa);
		if (err)
			goto errout;
		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_MTU]) {
		err = dev_set_mtu(dev, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MTU]));
		if (err < 0)
			goto errout;
		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_GROUP]) {
		dev_set_group(dev, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_GROUP]));
		modified = 1;
	}

	/*
	 * Interface selected by interface index but interface
	 * name provided implies that a name change has been
	 * requested.
	 */
	if (ifm->ifi_index > 0 && ifname[0]) {
		err = dev_change_name(dev, ifname);
		if (err < 0)
			goto errout;
		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_IFALIAS]) {
		err = dev_set_alias(dev, nla_data(tb[IFLA_IFALIAS]),
				    nla_len(tb[IFLA_IFALIAS]));
		if (err < 0)
			goto errout;
		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_BROADCAST]) {
		nla_memcpy(dev->broadcast, tb[IFLA_BROADCAST], dev->addr_len);
		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
	}

	if (ifm->ifi_flags || ifm->ifi_change) {
		err = dev_change_flags(dev, rtnl_dev_combine_flags(dev, ifm));
		if (err < 0)
			goto errout;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_MASTER]) {
		err = do_set_master(dev, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MASTER]));
		if (err)
			goto errout;
		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_CARRIER]) {
		err = dev_change_carrier(dev, nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_CARRIER]));
		if (err)
			goto errout;
		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_TXQLEN])
		dev->tx_queue_len = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_TXQLEN]);

	if (tb[IFLA_OPERSTATE])
		set_operstate(dev, nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_OPERSTATE]));

	if (tb[IFLA_LINKMODE]) {
		write_lock_bh(&dev_base_lock);
		dev->link_mode = nla_get_u8(tb[IFLA_LINKMODE]);
		write_unlock_bh(&dev_base_lock);
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST]) {
		struct nlattr *attr;
		int rem;
		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST], rem) {
			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO) {
				err = -EINVAL;
				goto errout;
			}
			err = do_setvfinfo(dev, attr);
			if (err < 0)
				goto errout;
			modified = 1;
		}
	}
	err = 0;

	if (tb[IFLA_VF_PORTS]) {
		struct nlattr *port[IFLA_PORT_MAX+1];
		struct nlattr *attr;
		int vf;
		int rem;

		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
		if (!ops->ndo_set_vf_port)
			goto errout;

		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[IFLA_VF_PORTS], rem) {
			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_PORT)
				continue;
			err = nla_parse_nested(port, IFLA_PORT_MAX,
				attr, ifla_port_policy);
			if (err < 0)
				goto errout;
			if (!port[IFLA_PORT_VF]) {
				err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
				goto errout;
			}
			vf = nla_get_u32(port[IFLA_PORT_VF]);
			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_port(dev, vf, port);
			if (err < 0)
				goto errout;
			modified = 1;
		}
	}
	err = 0;

	if (tb[IFLA_PORT_SELF]) {
		struct nlattr *port[IFLA_PORT_MAX+1];

		err = nla_parse_nested(port, IFLA_PORT_MAX,
			tb[IFLA_PORT_SELF], ifla_port_policy);
		if (err < 0)
			goto errout;

		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
		if (ops->ndo_set_vf_port)
			err = ops->ndo_set_vf_port(dev, PORT_SELF_VF, port);
		if (err < 0)
			goto errout;
		modified = 1;
	}

	if (tb[IFLA_AF_SPEC]) {
		struct nlattr *af;
		int rem;

		nla_for_each_nested(af, tb[IFLA_AF_SPEC], rem) {
			const struct rtnl_af_ops *af_ops;

			if (!(af_ops = rtnl_af_lookup(nla_type(af))))
				BUG();

			err = af_ops->set_link_af(dev, af);
			if (err < 0)
				goto errout;

			modified = 1;
		}
	}
	err = 0;

errout:
	if (err < 0 && modified)
		net_warn_ratelimited("A link change request failed with some changes committed already. Interface %s may have been left with an inconsistent configuration, please check.\n",
				     dev->name);

	return err;
}

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.