int ext4_find_dest_de(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
		      struct buffer_head *bh,
		      void *buf, int buf_size,
		      const char *name, int namelen,
		      struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **dest_de)
{
	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
	unsigned short reclen = EXT4_DIR_REC_LEN(namelen);
	int nlen, rlen;
	unsigned int offset = 0;
	char *top;

	de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *)buf;
	top = buf + buf_size - reclen;
	while ((char *) de <= top) {
		if (ext4_check_dir_entry(dir, NULL, de, bh,
					 buf, buf_size, offset))
			return -EIO;
		if (ext4_match(namelen, name, de))
			return -EEXIST;
		nlen = EXT4_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len);
		rlen = ext4_rec_len_from_disk(de->rec_len, buf_size);
		if ((de->inode ? rlen - nlen : rlen) >= reclen)
			break;
		de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *)((char *)de + rlen);
		offset += rlen;
	}
	if ((char *) de > top)
		return -ENOSPC;

	*dest_de = de;
	return 0;
}

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.