opensearch-project / opensearch-project/opensearch-java

Backport workflow-hardening fix (excessive-permissions) to 5 release branches

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Description

Summary

The default branch already hardened .github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml against the issue(s) below, but 5 release branches still carry it. This proposes the same, minimal, scanner-verified fix for each.

What's flagged (by zizmor)
  • excessive-permissions — workflow/job granted broader permissions than needed

Already resolved on the default branch in:

Affected release branches (5)
  • 2.10.3 (still present as of HEAD e40f1281)
  • 2.11 (still present as of HEAD 72801252)
  • 2.10.4 (still present as of HEAD f29a574a)
  • 2.10.2 (still present as of HEAD fb27ae67)
  • 2.9.1 (still present as of HEAD 14cc4e50)
Suggested per-branch patches

Each diff below was checked locally with zizmor and actionlint: the flagged finding(s) are cleared on the affected construct and no new lint or security findings are introduced. (Whitespace is normalized; only security-relevant lines change.)

2.10.3 — excessive-permissions

File .github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml; suggested edits:

    • jobs.$J.permissions.contents = 'write'
--- a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
         uses: SvanBoxel/delete-merged-branch@main
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
2.11 — excessive-permissions

File .github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml; suggested edits:

    • jobs.$J.permissions.contents = 'write'
--- a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
         uses: SvanBoxel/delete-merged-branch@main
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
2.10.4 — excessive-permissions

File .github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml; suggested edits:

    • jobs.$J.permissions.contents = 'write'
--- a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
         uses: SvanBoxel/delete-merged-branch@main
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
2.10.2 — excessive-permissions

File .github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml; suggested edits:

    • jobs.$J.permissions.contents = 'write'
--- a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
         uses: SvanBoxel/delete-merged-branch@main
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
2.9.1 — excessive-permissions

File .github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml; suggested edits:

    • jobs.$J.permissions.contents = 'write'
--- a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@
         uses: SvanBoxel/delete-merged-branch@main
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write

Happy to open pull requests instead if that's preferred.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Inspect .github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml on each listed release branch, using the default-branch commit as the reference. Run zizmor and actionlint against the affected workflow files, and confirm the excessive-permissions findings are cleared without new findings on all five branches.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, yaml
Domain
ci-cd, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
78/100

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