sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_do_9_2_shutdown(struct net *net,
					   const struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
					   const struct sctp_association *asoc,
					   const sctp_subtype_t type,
					   void *arg,
					   sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
{
	struct sctp_chunk *chunk = arg;
	sctp_shutdownhdr_t *sdh;
	sctp_disposition_t disposition;
	struct sctp_ulpevent *ev;
	__u32 ctsn;

	if (!sctp_vtag_verify(chunk, asoc))
		return sctp_sf_pdiscard(net, ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);

	/* Make sure that the SHUTDOWN chunk has a valid length. */
	if (!sctp_chunk_length_valid(chunk,
				      sizeof(struct sctp_shutdown_chunk_t)))
		return sctp_sf_violation_chunklen(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
						  commands);

	/* Convert the elaborate header.  */
	sdh = (sctp_shutdownhdr_t *)chunk->skb->data;
	skb_pull(chunk->skb, sizeof(sctp_shutdownhdr_t));
	chunk->subh.shutdown_hdr = sdh;
	ctsn = ntohl(sdh->cum_tsn_ack);

	if (TSN_lt(ctsn, asoc->ctsn_ack_point)) {
		pr_debug("%s: ctsn:%x, ctsn_ack_point:%x\n", __func__, ctsn,
			 asoc->ctsn_ack_point);

		return SCTP_DISPOSITION_DISCARD;
	}

	/* If Cumulative TSN Ack beyond the max tsn currently
	 * send, terminating the association and respond to the
	 * sender with an ABORT.
	 */
	if (!TSN_lt(ctsn, asoc->next_tsn))
		return sctp_sf_violation_ctsn(net, ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);

	/* API 5.3.1.5 SCTP_SHUTDOWN_EVENT
	 * When a peer sends a SHUTDOWN, SCTP delivers this notification to
	 * inform the application that it should cease sending data.
	 */
	ev = sctp_ulpevent_make_shutdown_event(asoc, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
	if (!ev) {
		disposition = SCTP_DISPOSITION_NOMEM;
		goto out;
	}
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_EVENT_ULP, SCTP_ULPEVENT(ev));

	/* Upon the reception of the SHUTDOWN, the peer endpoint shall
	 *  - enter the SHUTDOWN-RECEIVED state,
	 *  - stop accepting new data from its SCTP user
	 *
	 * [This is implicit in the new state.]
	 */
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_NEW_STATE,
			SCTP_STATE(SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_RECEIVED));
	disposition = SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;

	if (sctp_outq_is_empty(&asoc->outqueue)) {
		disposition = sctp_sf_do_9_2_shutdown_ack(net, ep, asoc, type,
							  arg, commands);
	}

	if (SCTP_DISPOSITION_NOMEM == disposition)
		goto out;

	/*  - verify, by checking the Cumulative TSN Ack field of the
	 *    chunk, that all its outstanding DATA chunks have been
	 *    received by the SHUTDOWN sender.
	 */
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_PROCESS_CTSN,
			SCTP_BE32(chunk->subh.shutdown_hdr->cum_tsn_ack));

out:
	return disposition;
}

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.