static int hw_perf_cache_event(u64 config, u64 *eventp)
{
	unsigned long type, op, result;
	int ev;

	if (!ppmu->cache_events)
		return -EINVAL;

	/* unpack config */
	type = config & 0xff;
	op = (config >> 8) & 0xff;
	result = (config >> 16) & 0xff;

	if (type >= PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MAX ||
	    op >= PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_OP_MAX ||
	    result >= PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_RESULT_MAX)
		return -EINVAL;

	ev = (*ppmu->cache_events)[type][op][result];
	if (ev == 0)
		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
	if (ev == -1)
		return -EINVAL;
	*eventp = ev;
	return 0;
}

This weakness involves numeric computation errors, such as integer overflows, underflows, or precision losses, which can lead to miscalculations and exploitable behaviors in software.