int bd_link_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev, struct gendisk *disk)
{
	struct bd_holder_disk *holder;
	int ret = 0;

	mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_mutex);

	WARN_ON_ONCE(!bdev->bd_holder);

	/* FIXME: remove the following once add_disk() handles errors */
	if (WARN_ON(!disk->slave_dir || !bdev->bd_part->holder_dir))
		goto out_unlock;

	holder = bd_find_holder_disk(bdev, disk);
	if (holder) {
		holder->refcnt++;
		goto out_unlock;
	}

	holder = kzalloc(sizeof(*holder), GFP_KERNEL);
	if (!holder) {
		ret = -ENOMEM;
		goto out_unlock;
	}

	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&holder->list);
	holder->disk = disk;
	holder->refcnt = 1;

	ret = add_symlink(disk->slave_dir, &part_to_dev(bdev->bd_part)->kobj);
	if (ret)
		goto out_free;

	ret = add_symlink(bdev->bd_part->holder_dir, &disk_to_dev(disk)->kobj);
	if (ret)
		goto out_del;
	/*
	 * bdev could be deleted beneath us which would implicitly destroy
	 * the holder directory.  Hold on to it.
	 */
	kobject_get(bdev->bd_part->holder_dir);

	list_add(&holder->list, &bdev->bd_holder_disks);
	goto out_unlock;

out_del:
	del_symlink(disk->slave_dir, &part_to_dev(bdev->bd_part)->kobj);
out_free:
	kfree(holder);
out_unlock:
	mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_mutex);
	return ret;
}

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