Declare permissions

Repositories can be configured with Default access (restricted) https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#permissions-for-the-github_token Best practice says that workflows should declare the minimal permissions they require. Without declaring permissions, paranoid forks fail miserably.
github · angelapwen · Feb 15, 2024 · Feb 12, 2024 · Jan 31, 2024 · Feb 14, 2024
commit b58c856756bd398ad5c548a38b72cc22574f5660
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: Check change note
 
+permissions:
+  pull-requests: read
+
 on:
   pull_request_target:
     types: [labeled, unlabeled, opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
       - main
       - "rc/*"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ on:
       - main
       - "rc/*"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   qldoc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ on:
       - "rc/*"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   check:
     name: Check query IDs

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "30 1 * * *"
 
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
   stale:
     if: github.repository == 'github/codeql'

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
       - "codeql-cli-*"
   pull_request:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   compile-queries:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'github'

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ defaults:
   run:
     working-directory: csharp
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   qlupgrade:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ on:
       - ".github/workflows/csv-coverage-metrics.yml"
       - ".github/actions/fetch-codeql/action.yml"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  security-events: write
+
 jobs:
   publish-java:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ on:
       - main
       - "rc/*"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
+
 jobs:
   generate:
     name: Generate framework coverage artifacts

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
     types:
       - completed
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   check:
     name: Check framework coverage differences and comment

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name: Build framework coverage timeseries reports
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 0 * * *"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   update:
     name: Update framework coverage report

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
         description: "github/codeql repo SHA used for looking up the CSV models"
         required: false
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ name: Fast-forward tracking branch for selected CodeQL version
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 jobs:
   fast-forward:
     name: Fast-forward tracking branch for selected CodeQL version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'github/codeql'
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
     env:
       BRANCH_NAME: 'lgtm.com'
     steps:

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ on:
       - codeql-workspace.yml
 env:
   GO_VERSION: '~1.21.0'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test-mac:
     name: Test MacOS

@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/go-tests.yml
       - .github/actions/**
       - codeql-workspace.yml
+
 env:
   GO_VERSION: '~1.21.0'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test-linux:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'github'

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ name: "Pull Request Labeler"
 on:
 - pull_request_target
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   triage:
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      pull-requests: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/labeler@v4

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ on:
       - ".github/workflows/mad_regenerate-models.yml"
       - ".github/actions/fetch-codeql/action.yml"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   regenerate-models:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  security-events: read
+
 jobs:
   analyze:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'github'

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ on:
       - ql/ql/src/ql.dbscheme
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  security-events: read
+
 jobs:
   measure:
     env:

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   qltest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ on:
       - '.github/actions/fetch-codeql/action.yml'
       - 'misc/scripts/generate-code-scanning-query-list.py'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
 

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ defaults:
   run:
     working-directory: ruby
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     strategy:

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/ruby-dataset-measure.yml
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   measure:
     env:

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ defaults:
   run:
     working-directory: ruby
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   qlupgrade:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ on:
       - rc/*
       - codeql-cli-*
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   # not using a matrix as you cannot depend on a specific job in a matrix, and we want to start linux checks
   # without waiting for the macOS build

@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ on:
       - main
       - 'rc/*'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   sync:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ defaults:
   run:
     working-directory: shared/tree-sitter-extractor
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ on:
       - ".github/workflows/validate-change-notes.yml"
       - ".github/actions/fetch-codeql/action.yml"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   check-change-note:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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           - main
           - "rc/*"
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     jobs:
       check:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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