static int ovl_copy_up_data(struct path *old, struct path *new, loff_t len)
{
	struct file *old_file;
	struct file *new_file;
	loff_t old_pos = 0;
	loff_t new_pos = 0;
	int error = 0;

	if (len == 0)
		return 0;

	old_file = ovl_path_open(old, O_LARGEFILE | O_RDONLY);
	if (IS_ERR(old_file))
		return PTR_ERR(old_file);

	new_file = ovl_path_open(new, O_LARGEFILE | O_WRONLY);
	if (IS_ERR(new_file)) {
		error = PTR_ERR(new_file);
		goto out_fput;
	}

	/* FIXME: copy up sparse files efficiently */
	while (len) {
		size_t this_len = OVL_COPY_UP_CHUNK_SIZE;
		long bytes;

		if (len < this_len)
			this_len = len;

		if (signal_pending_state(TASK_KILLABLE, current)) {
			error = -EINTR;
			break;
		}

		bytes = do_splice_direct(old_file, &old_pos,
					 new_file, &new_pos,
					 this_len, SPLICE_F_MOVE);
		if (bytes <= 0) {
			error = bytes;
			break;
		}
		WARN_ON(old_pos != new_pos);

		len -= bytes;
	}

	fput(new_file);
out_fput:
	fput(old_file);
	return error;
}

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.