static sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_do_dupcook_a(struct net *net,
					const struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
					const struct sctp_association *asoc,
					struct sctp_chunk *chunk,
					sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands,
					struct sctp_association *new_asoc)
{
	sctp_init_chunk_t *peer_init;
	struct sctp_ulpevent *ev;
	struct sctp_chunk *repl;
	struct sctp_chunk *err;
	sctp_disposition_t disposition;

	/* new_asoc is a brand-new association, so these are not yet
	 * side effects--it is safe to run them here.
	 */
	peer_init = &chunk->subh.cookie_hdr->c.peer_init[0];

	if (!sctp_process_init(new_asoc, chunk, sctp_source(chunk), peer_init,
			       GFP_ATOMIC))
		goto nomem;

	/* Make sure no new addresses are being added during the
	 * restart.  Though this is a pretty complicated attack
	 * since you'd have to get inside the cookie.
	 */
	if (!sctp_sf_check_restart_addrs(new_asoc, asoc, chunk, commands)) {
		return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
	}

	/* If the endpoint is in the SHUTDOWN-ACK-SENT state and recognizes
	 * the peer has restarted (Action A), it MUST NOT setup a new
	 * association but instead resend the SHUTDOWN ACK and send an ERROR
	 * chunk with a "Cookie Received while Shutting Down" error cause to
	 * its peer.
	*/
	if (sctp_state(asoc, SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT)) {
		disposition = sctp_sf_do_9_2_reshutack(net, ep, asoc,
				SCTP_ST_CHUNK(chunk->chunk_hdr->type),
				chunk, commands);
		if (SCTP_DISPOSITION_NOMEM == disposition)
			goto nomem;

		err = sctp_make_op_error(asoc, chunk,
					 SCTP_ERROR_COOKIE_IN_SHUTDOWN,
					 NULL, 0, 0);
		if (err)
			sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY,
					SCTP_CHUNK(err));

		return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
	}

	/* For now, stop pending T3-rtx and SACK timers, fail any unsent/unacked
	 * data. Consider the optional choice of resending of this data.
	 */
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_T3_RTX_TIMERS_STOP, SCTP_NULL());
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_TIMER_STOP,
			SCTP_TO(SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_SACK));
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_PURGE_OUTQUEUE, SCTP_NULL());

	/* Stop pending T4-rto timer, teardown ASCONF queue, ASCONF-ACK queue
	 * and ASCONF-ACK cache.
	 */
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_TIMER_STOP,
			SCTP_TO(SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T4_RTO));
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_PURGE_ASCONF_QUEUE, SCTP_NULL());

	repl = sctp_make_cookie_ack(new_asoc, chunk);
	if (!repl)
		goto nomem;

	/* Report association restart to upper layer. */
	ev = sctp_ulpevent_make_assoc_change(asoc, 0, SCTP_RESTART, 0,
					     new_asoc->c.sinit_num_ostreams,
					     new_asoc->c.sinit_max_instreams,
					     NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
	if (!ev)
		goto nomem_ev;

	/* Update the content of current association. */
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_UPDATE_ASSOC, SCTP_ASOC(new_asoc));
	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_EVENT_ULP, SCTP_ULPEVENT(ev));
	if (sctp_state(asoc, SHUTDOWN_PENDING) &&
	    (sctp_sstate(asoc->base.sk, CLOSING) ||
	     sock_flag(asoc->base.sk, SOCK_DEAD))) {
		/* if were currently in SHUTDOWN_PENDING, but the socket
		 * has been closed by user, don't transition to ESTABLISHED.
		 * Instead trigger SHUTDOWN bundled with COOKIE_ACK.
		 */
		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(repl));
		return sctp_sf_do_9_2_start_shutdown(net, ep, asoc,
						     SCTP_ST_CHUNK(0), NULL,
						     commands);
	} else {
		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_NEW_STATE,
				SCTP_STATE(SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED));
		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY, SCTP_CHUNK(repl));
	}
	return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;

nomem_ev:
	sctp_chunk_free(repl);
nomem:
	return SCTP_DISPOSITION_NOMEM;
}

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.