Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 2: Workflow does not contain permissions#259
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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 2: Workflow does not contain permissions#259
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Potential fix for https://github.com/IABTechLab/trusted-server/security/code-scanning/2
In general, the fix is to explicitly declare minimal
GITHUB_TOKENpermissions in the workflow YAML, either globally (at the root) or per job, instead of relying on repository defaults. For this workflow, all jobs only need to read the repository contents and do not interact with PRs, issues, or write back to the repo, socontents: readis sufficient.The best fix without changing behavior is to add a
permissionsblock at the root level (just undername:and beforeon:). This ensures every job in this workflow uses the same restricted permissions and avoids having to repeat the block for each job. No additional imports or external actions are needed. Concretely, edit.github/workflows/format.ymland insert:after line 1 (the
name:line). All other lines remain unchanged.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.