Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 42: Workflow does not contain permissions

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Potential fix for https://github.com/alienx5499/SortVision/security/code-scanning/42

In general, the fix is to explicitly define the GITHUB_TOKEN permissions using a permissions block and set them to the minimum needed. This can be done at the workflow root (applies to all jobs) or individually for each job. Since none of the shown jobs perform writes to the repository or PRs and only need to read code and upload artifacts, a safe minimal starting point is contents: read.

The single best fix here, without changing functionality, is to add a permissions block at the top level of the workflow, just after name: (or after on:) so it applies to all jobs including extended-quality-assurance. This aligns with the CodeQL recommendation (“consider setting an explicit permissions block … {{contents: read}}”) and avoids having to repeat the same block for each job. No other code changes are necessary because GitHub Actions will automatically use this restricted token for actions that rely on GITHUB_TOKEN. The only file to edit is .github/workflows/quality-assurance.yml, and the change is a small YAML insertion near the top of the file.

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Project	Deployment	Review	Updated (UTC)
sortvision	Ready	Preview, Comment	Jan 26, 2026 3:45am

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Pull request overview

This PR addresses GitHub code scanning alert #42 by adding an explicit permissions block to the Quality Assurance workflow, restricting the GITHUB_TOKEN to read-only access to repository contents. This follows the principle of least privilege for security hardening.

Changes:

• Added permissions: contents: read block at the workflow root level in .github/workflows/quality-assurance.yml

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