Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 39: Workflow does not contain permissions #171
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…in permissions As part of the organization's transition to default read-only permissions for the GITHUB_TOKEN, this pull request addresses a missing permission in the workflow that triggered a code scanning alert. This PR explicitly adds the required read permissions to align with the default read only permission and is part of a larger effort for this OKR github/security-services#455 . Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull Request Overview
This PR addresses a security code scanning alert by adding explicit permissions to the GitHub Actions workflow to follow the principle of least privilege. The workflow is granted minimal required permissions for its operations.
- Adds
permissionsblock to restrict GITHUB_TOKEN privileges - Grants only
contents: readpermission for repository access - Follows security best practices by explicitly defining workflow permissions
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Potential fix for https://github.com/github/glb-director/security/code-scanning/39
To fix the problem, add a
permissionsblock granting only the minimum required privileges to the GITHUB_TOKEN in this workflow. Since the workflow only checks out code, builds, tars files, and uploads artifacts, it only needs read access to repository content (contents: read). Place thepermissionskey at the top level of the workflow (abovejobs:) so it will apply to all jobs in this workflow. No additional imports or code changes are required—just add the permissions block specifyingcontents: read.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.