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ci: add explicit GITHUB_TOKEN permissions (CodeQL alert #2)
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Pull request overview
This PR tightens CI workflow security by adding an explicit top-level permissions block so GITHUB_TOKEN does not inherit potentially broader org/repo defaults.
Changes:
- Added workflow-level
permissionsto restrictGITHUB_TOKEN(currentlycontents: read) for the CI workflow.
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Workflows without explicit
permissionsinherit repository/org defaults, which may be read-write — violating least privilege. Adds a top-levelpermissionsblock to restrict theGITHUB_TOKENto the minimum actually required.Changes
.github/workflows/ci.yml: addpermissions: contents: readat workflow root; applies to bothtestandmsrvjobs, neither of which needs write access