diff --git a/linPEAS/builder/linpeas_parts/8_interesting_perms_files/4_Capabilities.sh b/linPEAS/builder/linpeas_parts/8_interesting_perms_files/4_Capabilities.sh
index 0261da7..b7e8cc9 100644
--- a/linPEAS/builder/linpeas_parts/8_interesting_perms_files/4_Capabilities.sh
+++ b/linPEAS/builder/linpeas_parts/8_interesting_perms_files/4_Capabilities.sh
@@ -11,33 +11,59 @@
 # Generated Global Variables: $cap_name, $cap_value, $cap_line, $capVB, $capname, $capbins, $capsVB_vuln
 # Fat linpeas: 0
 # Small linpeas: 1
-
-
 if ! [ "$SEARCH_IN_FOLDER" ]; then
   print_2title "Capabilities"
   print_info "https://book.hacktricks.wiki/en/linux-hardening/privilege-escalation/index.html#capabilities"
   if [ "$(command -v capsh || echo -n '')" ]; then
-
     print_3title "Current shell capabilities"
     cat "/proc/$$/status" | grep Cap | while read -r cap_line; do
       cap_name=$(echo "$cap_line" | awk '{print $1}')
       cap_value=$(echo "$cap_line" | awk '{print $2}')
       if [ "$cap_name" = "CapEff:" ]; then
-        echo "$cap_name	 $(capsh --decode=0x"$cap_value" | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED_YELLOW},")"
+        # Add validation check for cap_value
+        # For more POSIX-compliant formatting, the following could be used instead:
+        # if echo "$cap_value" | grep -E '^[0-9a-fA-F]+$' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if [[ "$cap_value" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]+$ ]]; then
+          # Memory errors can occur with certain values (e.g., ffffffffffffffff)
+          # so we redirect stderr to prevent error propagation
+          echo "$cap_name	 $(capsh --decode=0x"$cap_value" 2>/dev/null | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED_YELLOW},")"
+        else
+          echo "$cap_name	 [Invalid capability format]"
+        fi
       else
-        echo "$cap_name  $(capsh --decode=0x"$cap_value" | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED},")"
+        # Add validation check for cap_value
+        if [[ "$cap_value" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]+$ ]]; then
+          # Memory errors can occur with certain values (e.g., ffffffffffffffff)
+          # so we redirect stderr to prevent error propagation
+          echo "$cap_name  $(capsh --decode=0x"$cap_value" 2>/dev/null | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED},")"
+        else
+          echo "$cap_name  [Invalid capability format]"
+        fi
       fi
     done
     echo ""
-
     print_info "Parent process capabilities"
     cat "/proc/$PPID/status" | grep Cap | while read -r cap_line; do
       cap_name=$(echo "$cap_line" | awk '{print $1}')
       cap_value=$(echo "$cap_line" | awk '{print $2}')
       if [ "$cap_name" = "CapEff:" ]; then
-        echo "$cap_name	 $(capsh --decode=0x"$cap_value" | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED_YELLOW},")"
+        # Add validation check for cap_value
+        if [[ "$cap_value" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]+$ ]]; then
+          # Memory errors can occur with certain values (e.g., ffffffffffffffff)
+          # so we redirect stderr to prevent error propagation
+          echo "$cap_name	 $(capsh --decode=0x"$cap_value" 2>/dev/null | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED_YELLOW},")"
+        else
+          echo "$cap_name	 [Invalid capability format]"
+        fi
       else
-        echo "$cap_name	 $(capsh --decode=0x"$cap_value" | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED},")"
+        # Add validation check for cap_value
+        if [[ "$cap_value" =~ ^[0-9a-fA-F]+$ ]]; then
+          # Memory errors can occur with certain values (e.g., ffffffffffffffff)
+          # so we redirect stderr to prevent error propagation
+          echo "$cap_name	 $(capsh --decode=0x"$cap_value" 2>/dev/null | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED},")"
+        else
+          echo "$cap_name	 [Invalid capability format]"
+        fi
       fi
     done
     echo ""
@@ -69,10 +95,9 @@ if ! [ "$SEARCH_IN_FOLDER" ]; then
     if ! [ "$capsVB_vuln" ]; then
       echo "$cb" | sed -${E} "s,$capsB,${SED_RED},"
     fi
-
     if ! [ "$IAMROOT" ] && [ -w "$(echo $cb | cut -d" " -f1)" ]; then
       echo "$cb is writable" | sed -${E} "s,.*,${SED_RED},"
     fi
   done
   echo ""
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi