int ssl_check_clienthello_tlsext_late(SSL *s)
{
    int ret = SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_OK;
    int al;

    /*
     * If status request then ask callback what to do. Note: this must be
     * called after servername callbacks in case the certificate has
     * changed, and must be called after the cipher has been chosen because
     * this may influence which certificate is sent
     */
    if ((s->tlsext_status_type != -1) && s->ctx && s->ctx->tlsext_status_cb) {
        int r;
        CERT_PKEY *certpkey;
        certpkey = ssl_get_server_send_pkey(s);
        /* If no certificate can't return certificate status */
        if (certpkey == NULL) {
            s->tlsext_status_expected = 0;
            return 1;
        }
        /*
         * Set current certificate to one we will use so SSL_get_certificate
         * et al can pick it up.
         */
        s->cert->key = certpkey;
        r = s->ctx->tlsext_status_cb(s, s->ctx->tlsext_status_arg);
        switch (r) {
            /* We don't want to send a status request response */
        case SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_NOACK:
            s->tlsext_status_expected = 0;
            break;
            /* status request response should be sent */
        case SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_OK:
            if (s->tlsext_ocsp_resp)
                s->tlsext_status_expected = 1;
            else
                s->tlsext_status_expected = 0;
            break;
            /* something bad happened */
        case SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_ALERT_FATAL:
            ret = SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_ALERT_FATAL;
            al = SSL_AD_INTERNAL_ERROR;
            goto err;
        }
    } else
        s->tlsext_status_expected = 0;

 err:
    switch (ret) {
    case SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_ALERT_FATAL:
        ssl3_send_alert(s, SSL3_AL_FATAL, al);
        return -1;

    case SSL_TLSEXT_ERR_ALERT_WARNING:
        ssl3_send_alert(s, SSL3_AL_WARNING, al);
        return 1;

    default:
        return 1;
    }
}

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.