static int dev_ifsioc(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr, unsigned int cmd)
{
	int err;
	struct net_device *dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, ifr->ifr_name);
	const struct net_device_ops *ops;

	if (!dev)
		return -ENODEV;

	ops = dev->netdev_ops;

	switch (cmd) {
	case SIOCSIFFLAGS:	/* Set interface flags */
		return dev_change_flags(dev, ifr->ifr_flags);

	case SIOCSIFMETRIC:	/* Set the metric on the interface
				   (currently unused) */
		return -EOPNOTSUPP;

	case SIOCSIFMTU:	/* Set the MTU of a device */
		return dev_set_mtu(dev, ifr->ifr_mtu);

	case SIOCSIFHWADDR:
		return dev_set_mac_address(dev, &ifr->ifr_hwaddr);

	case SIOCSIFHWBROADCAST:
		if (ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_family != dev->type)
			return -EINVAL;
		memcpy(dev->broadcast, ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_data,
		       min(sizeof ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_data, (size_t) dev->addr_len));
		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
		return 0;

	case SIOCSIFMAP:
		if (ops->ndo_set_config) {
			if (!netif_device_present(dev))
				return -ENODEV;
			return ops->ndo_set_config(dev, &ifr->ifr_map);
		}
		return -EOPNOTSUPP;

	case SIOCADDMULTI:
		if ((!ops->ndo_set_multicast_list && !ops->ndo_set_rx_mode) ||
		    ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_family != AF_UNSPEC)
			return -EINVAL;
		if (!netif_device_present(dev))
			return -ENODEV;
		return dev_mc_add_global(dev, ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_data);

	case SIOCDELMULTI:
		if ((!ops->ndo_set_multicast_list && !ops->ndo_set_rx_mode) ||
		    ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_family != AF_UNSPEC)
			return -EINVAL;
		if (!netif_device_present(dev))
			return -ENODEV;
		return dev_mc_del_global(dev, ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_data);

	case SIOCSIFTXQLEN:
		if (ifr->ifr_qlen < 0)
			return -EINVAL;
		dev->tx_queue_len = ifr->ifr_qlen;
		return 0;

	case SIOCSIFNAME:
		ifr->ifr_newname[IFNAMSIZ-1] = '\0';
		return dev_change_name(dev, ifr->ifr_newname);

	/*
	 *	Unknown or private ioctl
	 */
	default:
		if ((cmd >= SIOCDEVPRIVATE &&
		    cmd <= SIOCDEVPRIVATE + 15) ||
		    cmd == SIOCBONDENSLAVE ||
		    cmd == SIOCBONDRELEASE ||
		    cmd == SIOCBONDSETHWADDR ||
		    cmd == SIOCBONDSLAVEINFOQUERY ||
		    cmd == SIOCBONDINFOQUERY ||
		    cmd == SIOCBONDCHANGEACTIVE ||
		    cmd == SIOCGMIIPHY ||
		    cmd == SIOCGMIIREG ||
		    cmd == SIOCSMIIREG ||
		    cmd == SIOCBRADDIF ||
		    cmd == SIOCBRDELIF ||
		    cmd == SIOCSHWTSTAMP ||
		    cmd == SIOCWANDEV) {
			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
			if (ops->ndo_do_ioctl) {
				if (netif_device_present(dev))
					err = ops->ndo_do_ioctl(dev, ifr, cmd);
				else
					err = -ENODEV;
			}
		} else
			err = -EINVAL;

	}
	return err;
}

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