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Tcp socket local Address format is weird

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Description

I see Local Address 169.22.22.22%if372405754, in "ss -t -a" command, is this valid local address format?
State Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address:Port Peer Address:Port
SYN-RECV 0 0 **169.22.14.13%if372405754:**514 10.11.11.11:24787
SYN-RECV 0 0 169.22.14.13%if372405754:1514 10.11.11.11:39723

cat /etc/os-release
NAME="VMware Photon OS"
VERSION="3.0"
ID=photon
VERSION_ID=3.0
PRETTY_NAME="VMware Photon OS/Linux"
ANSI_COLOR="1;34"
HOME_URL="https://vmware.github.io/photon/"

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Start with the reported ss -t -a output on VMware Photon OS 3.0 and investigate how the local address is produced by the networking and socket-display paths. Determine whether the %if372405754 suffix is valid, then identify the relevant correction or documentation needed; no source file or test is named in the issue.

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Tech stack
linux
Domain
cli, networking, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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