fixes #545

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lib/ohai/util/ip_helper.rb b/lib/ohai/util/ip_helper.rb
index 3195dd7b..5b848e94 100644
--- a/lib/ohai/util/ip_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/ohai/util/ip_helper.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ require 'ipaddress'
 module Ohai
   module Util
     module IpHelper
-      # Corresponding to RFC 4193
+      # Corresponding to RFC 4192 + RFC 4193
+      IPV6_LINK_LOCAL_UNICAST_BLOCK = IPAddress('fe80::/10')
       IPV6_PRIVATE_ADDRESS_BLOCK = IPAddress('fc00::/7')
 
       def private_address?(addr)
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ module Ohai
         if ip.respond_to? :private?
           ip.private?
         else
-          IPV6_PRIVATE_ADDRESS_BLOCK.include?(ip)
+          IPV6_LINK_LOCAL_UNICAST_BLOCK.include?(ip) || IPV6_PRIVATE_ADDRESS_BLOCK.include?(ip)
         end
       end
       alias :unique_local_address? :private_address?
diff --git a/spec/unit/util/ip_helper_spec.rb b/spec/unit/util/ip_helper_spec.rb
index 946ca47c..2eaa85f1 100644
--- a/spec/unit/util/ip_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/ip_helper_spec.rb
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ describe "Ohai::Util::IpHelper" do
         end
       end
 
-      context 'that is a non RFC 4193 unique local address' do
+      context 'that is a RFC 4291 Link-Local unicast address' do
         let(:address) { 'FE80::0202:B3FF:FE1E:8329' }
 
-        it 'does not identify the address as a unique local address' do
-          expect(ip_helper.private_address?(address)).to be_falsey
+        it 'does identify the address as a link-local address' do
+          expect(ip_helper.private_address?(address)).to be_truthy
         end
       end
     end
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe "Ohai::Util::IpHelper" do
 
   describe 'private_address?' do
     include_examples 'ip address types'
-  end 
+  end
 
   describe 'unique_local_address?' do
     include_examples 'ip address types'