Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions #28
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…n permissions Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Simon Olofsson <simon@olofsson.de>
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Pull request overview
This PR addresses a security code scanning alert by explicitly defining minimal permissions for the GitHub Actions workflow. The change restricts the GITHUB_TOKEN to read-only access for repository contents, following the principle of least privilege.
Key Changes:
- Added a
permissionsblock to limit workflow token scope tocontents: read
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Potential fix for https://github.com/simono/dotfiles/security/code-scanning/1
In general, the fix is to explicitly define a
permissionsblock for the workflow or for each job so that theGITHUB_TOKENis limited to the minimal required scopes. For this workflow, the job only needs to read the repository contents to check out code; it does not perform any write operations on GitHub resources, socontents: readis sufficient.The best minimal, non-breaking fix is to add a
permissionsblock at the workflow root (top level), directly under thename:(or beforejobs:). This will apply to all jobs in the workflow that do not define their ownpermissions. Specifically, in.github/workflows/validate.yml, insert:between the
on:clause and thejobs:block. No additional methods, imports, or definitions are required; this is purely a YAML configuration change in the workflow file.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.