diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index c82c105..976fe57 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1379,7 +1379,15 @@ char *pointer(const char *fmt, char *buf, char *end, void *ptr,
 				ptr = NULL;
 			break;
 		}
-		case 2:
+		case 2: {
+			const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
+
+			if (!has_capability_noaudit(current, CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ||
+			    !uid_eq(cred->euid, cred->uid) ||
+			    !gid_eq(cred->egid, cred->gid))
+				ptr = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
 		default:
 			/* Always print 0's for %pK */
 			ptr = NULL;