Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 3: Workflow does not contain permissions#62
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Potential fix for https://github.com/nubank/NuMarquez/security/code-scanning/3
In general, the fix is to explicitly define a
permissionsblock in the workflow (either at the root level or within thebuildjob) to restrict theGITHUB_TOKENto the least privileges needed. This documents the intended access and prevents accidental escalation if repository/organization defaults change.For this workflow, the steps only read repository contents and metadata:
actions/checkoutreads the repo,actions/setup-pythonconfigures the environment, andjitterbit/get-changed-filesuses the token to list changed files. No step writes to the repository, issues, or pull requests. The best minimal permission is thereforecontents: read. To keep the change small and not alter existing functionality, add apermissionsblock under thebuildjob (where CodeQL flagged the issue), e.g.:This modification should be added in
.github/workflows/headerchecker.ymlbetweenruns-on: ubuntu-latestandsteps:. No additional imports, methods, or definitions are needed; GitHub Actions interprets thepermissionskey natively.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.