Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 328: Workflow does not contain permissions#1294
Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 328: Workflow does not contain permissions#1294AtsushiSakai merged 1 commit intomasterfrom
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Adding a top-level permissions block with only contents: read removes all other default scopes from the job. The subsequent github/codeql-action/analyze@v4 step needs security-events: write to upload SARIF results; without it the CodeQL workflow will fail when trying to publish findings. Explicitly include security-events: write (and any other required scopes) in this block so the scan can complete.
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Potential fix for https://github.com/AtsushiSakai/PythonRobotics/security/code-scanning/328
To address the issue, add a
permissionsblock to the workflow that restricts the GITHUB_TOKEN permissions. Since the job does not appear to require write access—common for CodeQL workflows—the most minimal safe configuration iscontents: read. This limits token usage to only reading repository contents, minimizing possible damage from any workflow compromise. Apply this change at the workflow root (before thejobs:block) to apply to all jobs that don't have their ownpermissionskeys. If additional permissions were required for specific jobs, those could be set within that job's block, but that's not needed here.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.