rio_ioctl (struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
 {
 	int phy_addr;
 	struct netdev_private *np = netdev_priv(dev);
	struct mii_ioctl_data *miidata = if_mii(rq);
 
 	phy_addr = np->phy_addr;
 	switch (cmd) {
	case SIOCGMIIPHY:
		miidata->phy_id = phy_addr;
 		break;
	case SIOCGMIIREG:
		miidata->val_out = mii_read (dev, phy_addr, miidata->reg_num);
 		break;
	case SIOCSMIIREG:
		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
			return -EPERM;
		mii_write (dev, phy_addr, miidata->reg_num, miidata->val_in);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
	return 0;
}

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