static int cm_rtu_handler(struct cm_work *work)
{
	struct cm_id_private *cm_id_priv;
	struct cm_rtu_msg *rtu_msg;
	int ret;

	rtu_msg = (struct cm_rtu_msg *)work->mad_recv_wc->recv_buf.mad;
	cm_id_priv = cm_acquire_id(rtu_msg->remote_comm_id,
				   rtu_msg->local_comm_id);
	if (!cm_id_priv)
		return -EINVAL;

	work->cm_event.private_data = &rtu_msg->private_data;

	spin_lock_irq(&cm_id_priv->lock);
	if (cm_id_priv->id.state != IB_CM_REP_SENT &&
	    cm_id_priv->id.state != IB_CM_MRA_REP_RCVD) {
		spin_unlock_irq(&cm_id_priv->lock);
		atomic_long_inc(&work->port->counter_group[CM_RECV_DUPLICATES].
				counter[CM_RTU_COUNTER]);
		goto out;
	}
	cm_id_priv->id.state = IB_CM_ESTABLISHED;

	ib_cancel_mad(cm_id_priv->av.port->mad_agent, cm_id_priv->msg);
	ret = atomic_inc_and_test(&cm_id_priv->work_count);
	if (!ret)
		list_add_tail(&work->list, &cm_id_priv->work_list);
	spin_unlock_irq(&cm_id_priv->lock);

	if (ret)
		cm_process_work(cm_id_priv, work);
	else
		cm_deref_id(cm_id_priv);
	return 0;
out:
	cm_deref_id(cm_id_priv);
	return -EINVAL;
}

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.