[GitHub][workflows] Add minimum GitHub token permissions #21782
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Description
This PR adds minimum token permissions for the GITHUB_TOKEN in GitHub Actions workflows using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows.
All GitHub Actions workflows have a GITHUB_TOKEN with
write
access to multiple scopes.Here is an example of the permissions in one of the workflows:
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/runs/7999518209?check_suite_focus=true#step:1:19
After this change, the scopes will be reduced to the minimum needed for each workflow.
Signed-off-by: Varun Sharma varunsh@stepsecurity.io
Motivation and context
https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#modifying-the-permissions-for-the-github_token
This project is part of the critical projects list as per OpenSSF (https://github.com/ossf/wg-securing-critical-projects), so fixing the token permissions to improve security.
How has this been tested?
While I have not tested these particular workflows, I have added minimum permissions for similar workflows in other repositories.
What is the effect on users?
No effect on users
Screenshots (if appropriate):
N/A
Types of change
Improvement to the workflows.
Checklist: