lincc-frameworks / lincc-frameworks/python-project-template
Change third party github actions to target specific commits rather than tags
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Description
We should pin our third party github actions to a specific commit, rather than a tag as we currently do.
This is a cybersecurity measure recommended by GitHub:
The individual jobs in a workflow can interact with (and compromise) other jobs. For example, a job querying the environment variables used by a later job, writing files to a shared directory that a later job processes, or even more directly by interacting with the Docker socket and inspecting other running containers and executing commands in them.
This means that a compromise of a single action within a workflow can be very significant, as that compromised action would have access to all secrets configured on your repository, and may be able to use the GITHUB_TOKEN to write to the repository. Consequently, there is significant risk in sourcing actions from third-party repositories on GitHub. For information on some of the steps an attacker could take, see Secure use reference.
In our workflows, we have some third party actions used like such:
- name: Install uv
uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by searching the repository's workflow files for third-party GitHub Actions, including the astral-sh/setup-uv@v7 example. Pin each third-party action to a specific commit instead of a tag, then run the available workflow checks to confirm they still pass.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions
- Domain
- ci-cd, security
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100