static void ahci_mem_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                           uint64_t val, unsigned size)
{
    AHCIState *s = opaque;

    /* Only aligned reads are allowed on AHCI */
    if (addr & 3) {
        fprintf(stderr, "ahci: Mis-aligned write to addr 0x"
                TARGET_FMT_plx "\n", addr);
        return;
    }

    if (addr < AHCI_GENERIC_HOST_CONTROL_REGS_MAX_ADDR) {
        DPRINTF(-1, "(addr 0x%08X), val 0x%08"PRIX64"\n", (unsigned) addr, val);

        switch (addr) {
            case HOST_CAP: /* R/WO, RO */
                /* FIXME handle R/WO */
                break;
            case HOST_CTL: /* R/W */
                if (val & HOST_CTL_RESET) {
                    DPRINTF(-1, "HBA Reset\n");
                    ahci_reset(s);
                } else {
                    s->control_regs.ghc = (val & 0x3) | HOST_CTL_AHCI_EN;
                    ahci_check_irq(s);
                }
                break;
            case HOST_IRQ_STAT: /* R/WC, RO */
                s->control_regs.irqstatus &= ~val;
                ahci_check_irq(s);
                break;
            case HOST_PORTS_IMPL: /* R/WO, RO */
                /* FIXME handle R/WO */
                break;
            case HOST_VERSION: /* RO */
                /* FIXME report write? */
                break;
            default:
                DPRINTF(-1, "write to unknown register 0x%x\n", (unsigned)addr);
        }
    } else if ((addr >= AHCI_PORT_REGS_START_ADDR) &&
               (addr < (AHCI_PORT_REGS_START_ADDR +
                (s->ports * AHCI_PORT_ADDR_OFFSET_LEN)))) {
        ahci_port_write(s, (addr - AHCI_PORT_REGS_START_ADDR) >> 7,
                        addr & AHCI_PORT_ADDR_OFFSET_MASK, val);
    }

}

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.