Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 1: Workflow does not contain permissions - #7
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This PR addresses a GitHub security scanning alert by explicitly setting workflow permissions to their minimum necessary values, following the principle of least privilege. The change prevents GitHub from granting excessive repository access to the workflow's GITHUB_TOKEN.
- Adds explicit
permissions: contents: readdeclaration to the shellcheck workflow - Properly positions the permissions block at the root level (after
name:, beforeon:) - Restricts the workflow to read-only access to repository contents, which is sufficient for checkout and shell script analysis
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Potential fix for https://github.com/JoannaaKL/dotfiles/security/code-scanning/1
To fix this issue, explicitly set the workflow or job-level permissions to their minimum necessary values, preventing GitHub from granting excessive repository access to the workflow’s GITHUB_TOKEN. Since this workflow only checks out code and runs shell commands, all it needs is
contents: read. Add apermissions:block near the top of the YAML file, immediately following thename:line and beforeon:, or at the job level if only one job exists. The root-level declaration applies to all jobs unless overridden. No code changes within the steps are required.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.