static inline int lookup_flags(unsigned int f)
{
	unsigned long retval = LOOKUP_FOLLOW;

	if (f & O_NOFOLLOW)
		retval &= ~LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
	
	if (f & O_DIRECTORY)
		retval |= LOOKUP_DIRECTORY;

	return retval;
}

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.