Merge pull request #1640 from greenbone/mergify/bp/gvmd-20.08/pr-1637

Sort the "host" column by IPv4 address if possible (backport #1637)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fix VTs hash check and add --dump-vt-verification [#1611](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1611) [#1629](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1629)
 - Fix memory errors in modify_permission [#1613](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1613)
 - Fix sensor connection for performance reports on failure [#1633](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1633)
+- Sort the "host" column by IPv4 address if possible [#1637](https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/pull/1637)
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/greenbone/gvmd/compare/v20.8.2...gvmd-20.08
 

src/manage_sql.c

@@ -3120,7 +3120,8 @@ filter_clause (const char* type, const char* filter,
                                           " ORDER BY CAST (%s AS INTEGER) ASC",
                                           column);
                 }
-              else if (strcmp (keyword->string, "ip") == 0)
+              else if (strcmp (keyword->string, "ip") == 0
+                       || strcmp (keyword->string, "host") == 0)
                 {
                   gchar *column;
                   column = columns_select_column (select_columns,
@@ -3312,7 +3313,8 @@ filter_clause (const char* type, const char* filter,
                                           " ORDER BY CAST (%s AS INTEGER) DESC",
                                           column);
                 }
-              else if (strcmp (keyword->string, "ip") == 0)
+              else if (strcmp (keyword->string, "ip") == 0
+                       || strcmp (keyword->string, "host") == 0)
                 {
                   gchar *column;
                   column = columns_select_column (select_columns,