static bool update_event(conn *c, const int new_flags) {
    assert(c != NULL);

    struct event_base *base = c->event.ev_base;
    if (c->ev_flags == new_flags)
        return true;
    if (event_del(&c->event) == -1) return false;
    event_set(&c->event, c->sfd, new_flags, event_handler, (void *)c);
    event_base_set(base, &c->event);
    c->ev_flags = new_flags;
    if (event_add(&c->event, 0) == -1) return false;
    return true;
}

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.