static int read_events(struct kioctx *ctx,
			long min_nr, long nr,
			struct io_event __user *event,
			struct timespec __user *timeout)
{
	long			start_jiffies = jiffies;
	struct task_struct	*tsk = current;
	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, tsk);
	int			ret;
	int			i = 0;
	struct io_event		ent;
	struct aio_timeout	to;
	int			retry = 0;

	/* needed to zero any padding within an entry (there shouldn't be 
	 * any, but C is fun!
	 */
	memset(&ent, 0, sizeof(ent));
retry:
	ret = 0;
	while (likely(i < nr)) {
		ret = aio_read_evt(ctx, &ent);
		if (unlikely(ret <= 0))
			break;

		dprintk("read event: %Lx %Lx %Lx %Lx\n",
			ent.data, ent.obj, ent.res, ent.res2);

		/* Could we split the check in two? */
		ret = -EFAULT;
		if (unlikely(copy_to_user(event, &ent, sizeof(ent)))) {
			dprintk("aio: lost an event due to EFAULT.\n");
			break;
		}
		ret = 0;

		/* Good, event copied to userland, update counts. */
		event ++;
		i ++;
	}

	if (min_nr <= i)
		return i;
	if (ret)
		return ret;

	/* End fast path */

	/* racey check, but it gets redone */
	if (!retry && unlikely(!list_empty(&ctx->run_list))) {
		retry = 1;
		aio_run_all_iocbs(ctx);
		goto retry;
	}

	init_timeout(&to);
	if (timeout) {
		struct timespec	ts;
		ret = -EFAULT;
		if (unlikely(copy_from_user(&ts, timeout, sizeof(ts))))
			goto out;

		set_timeout(start_jiffies, &to, &ts);
	}

	while (likely(i < nr)) {
		add_wait_queue_exclusive(&ctx->wait, &wait);
		do {
			set_task_state(tsk, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
			ret = aio_read_evt(ctx, &ent);
			if (ret)
				break;
			if (min_nr <= i)
				break;
			if (unlikely(ctx->dead)) {
				ret = -EINVAL;
				break;
			}
			if (to.timed_out)	/* Only check after read evt */
				break;
			/* Try to only show up in io wait if there are ops
			 *  in flight */
			if (ctx->reqs_active)
				io_schedule();
			else
				schedule();
			if (signal_pending(tsk)) {
				ret = -EINTR;
				break;
			}
			/*ret = aio_read_evt(ctx, &ent);*/
		} while (1) ;

		set_task_state(tsk, TASK_RUNNING);
		remove_wait_queue(&ctx->wait, &wait);

		if (unlikely(ret <= 0))
			break;

		ret = -EFAULT;
		if (unlikely(copy_to_user(event, &ent, sizeof(ent)))) {
			dprintk("aio: lost an event due to EFAULT.\n");
			break;
		}

		/* Good, event copied to userland, update counts. */
		event ++;
		i ++;
	}

	if (timeout)
		clear_timeout(&to);
out:
	destroy_timer_on_stack(&to.timer);
	return i ? i : ret;
}

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.