Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 5: Workflow does not contain permissions#1597
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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 5: Workflow does not contain permissions#1597
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…n permissions As part of the organization's transition to default read-only permissions for the GITHUB_TOKEN, this pull request addresses a missing permission in the workflow that triggered a code scanning alert. This PR explicitly adds the required read permissions to align with the default read only permission and is part of a larger effort for this OKR github/security-services#455 Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull Request Overview
This PR addresses a security code scanning alert by adding explicit permissions to limit the GITHUB_TOKEN privileges in the CI workflow. The change restricts the workflow to read-only access to repository contents, following the principle of least privilege.
Key changes:
- Added explicit
permissionsconfiguration to the CI workflow with read-only content access
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…n permissions adding to existing branch, existing PR for similar alert Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Potential fix for https://github.com/github/gh-ost/security/code-scanning/5
To fix the problem, we should explicitly set the
permissionskey in the workflow file.github/workflows/ci.ymlto limit the GITHUB_TOKEN privileges for this workflow/job. The key should be added either at the root level (preferred, as all jobs inherit it unless overridden) or under the specific job (build). Since all steps only read repository contents and upload artifacts (which doesn't require contents write permission), the most restrictive safe starting point iscontents: read. Place thepermissions:block at line 2, directly after thename: CIentry, so that it applies to all jobs unless overwritten.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.