Update CodeQL workflow to limit permissions (decke#177)

Author: decke

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -1,34 +1,37 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
 name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [master]
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [master]
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 15 * * 5'
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
   analyze:
-    permissions:
-      actions: read  # for github/codeql-action/init to get workflow details
-      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
-      security-events: write  # for github/codeql-action/autobuild to send a status report
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # Override automatic language detection by changing the below list
-        # Supported options are ['csharp', 'cpp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python']
-        language: ['go']
-        # Learn more...
-        # https://docs.github.com/en/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning#overriding-automatic-language-detection
+        language: [ 'go' ]
 
     steps:
     - name: Harden Runner
@@ -38,23 +41,14 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      with:
-        # We must fetch at least the immediate parents so that if this is
-        # a pull request then we can checkout the head.
-        fetch-depth: 2
-
-    # If this run was triggered by a pull request event, then checkout
-    # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
-    - run: git checkout HEAD^2
-      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@dd746615b3b9d728a6a37ca2045b68ca76d4841a # v3.28.8
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file. 
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
         # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
         # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main