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29 changes: 26 additions & 3 deletions .github/workflows/push-email-notify.yml
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# PUSH_EMAIL_ENABLED=true (the single on/off switch). Addresses are pre-filled;
# sending needs the org SMTP secrets (SMTP_HOST/PORT/USER/PASS). Inherited by
# new repos from the template; placed on existing repos by the farm sweep.
#
# Re-landed after the 2026-07-20 notification-storm freeze (removed in
# 09f94c5), now on hyperpolymath/smtp-notify-action: Node-free, the SMTP
# session is Idris2-specified and machine-checked, the binary is Zig-built,
# byte-reproducible, and SHA-256-pinned inside the action itself.
name: Push email notification
on:
push: {}
push:
# Branch pushes only: tag and deletion payloads mislabel Branch:/head_commit.
branches: ['**']
concurrency:
# Deliberately per-RUN, so no run is ever queued behind another and none is
# ever cancelled. Do NOT "tidy" this into a shared group such as
# ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}. GitHub's workflow-syntax docs:
# "By default, any existing pending job or workflow in the same concurrency
# group will be canceled and the new queued job or workflow will take its
# place." That happens regardless of cancel-in-progress, which governs only
# the RUNNING job. On this workflow it silently loses a notification email,
# with no error anywhere. Every run here reports a DISTINCT commit, so there
# is no redundant work for a concurrency limit to remove.
# The docs also offer `queue: max` (up to 100 pending); not used, because 100
# is still a cap whereas a per-run group needs none.
# Verified with zizmor 1.30.0: deleting this block raises concurrency-limits;
# this form silences it exactly as a shared group would.
group: push-email-${{ github.run_id }}
cancel-in-progress: false
permissions:
actions: read
contents: read

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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sed -n '1,80p' .github/workflows/push-email-notify.yml
printf '\n--- referenced action metadata ---\n'
python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperpolymath/smtp-notify-action/ede1191ef6ff3ac02c4f4d9efdf837ee517e11d7/action.yml"
try:
    print(urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10).read().decode())
except Exception as exc:
    print(f"FETCH_ERROR: {exc}")
PY

Repository: hyperpolymath/nesy-solver

Length of output: 3190

🌐 Web query:

GitHub Actions workflow permissions contents read GITHUB_TOKEN third-party action official documentation

💡 Result:

GitHub provides the GITHUB_TOKEN as a short-lived, repository-scoped authentication token for workflows [1][2]. To maintain security and follow the principle of least privilege, you should explicitly define the minimum permissions required by your workflow or individual jobs using the permissions key [3][4]. When using third-party actions, it is a recommended security practice to restrict these permissions [5][6]. By default, the GITHUB_TOKEN may have broader access than necessary; you can override this by setting the permissions key at the top level of your workflow or within specific jobs [7][4]. If you define the permissions key, any permission not explicitly listed is set to none [2][4]. For example, to grant only read access to repository contents, use the following configuration [2][8]: permissions: contents: read For maximum security, some security guides recommend starting with permissions: {} at the workflow level to disable all permissions by default, and then adding only the specific, required permissions for each job [6][9]. Key points for managing GITHUB_TOKEN permissions: - Default Settings: Repository and organization administrators can set the default permissions for the GITHUB_TOKEN in repository or organization settings (e.g., restricted to read-only contents) [7][2]. - Workflow Override: The permissions defined in your workflow file override the repository-level default settings [7][4]. - Third-Party Actions: Because third-party actions can access the GITHUB_TOKEN context, granting broad permissions poses a supply chain risk [5][10]. Always audit third-party actions, pin them to a specific commit SHA rather than a tag, and grant them only the minimum necessary permissions [5][6][9]. - Read vs Write: Specifying read automatically includes read access; specifying write grants both read and write access [4][8].

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set -o pipefail
curl -ksSfL 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hyperpolymath/smtp-notify-action/ede1191ef6ff3ac02c4f4d9efdf837ee517e11d7/action.yml'
printf '\n--- repository files at the pinned commit ---\n'
curl -ksSfL 'https://api.github.com/repos/hyperpolymath/smtp-notify-action/git/trees/ede1191ef6ff3ac02c4f4d9efdf837ee517e11d7?recursive=1' |
  jq -r '.tree[] | select(.type == "blob") | .path' |
  sed -n '1,80p'

Repository: hyperpolymath/nesy-solver

Length of output: 6224

Remove the unnecessary repository-read token permission.

The pinned composite action only downloads and executes the SMTP binary. It does not access repository contents or the GitHub API. Set permissions: {}. If the action is compromised, contents: read can otherwise expose private repository contents.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In @.github/workflows/push-email-notify.yml at line 33, Update the workflow
permissions associated with the pinned composite action to use an empty
permission set, replacing contents: read with permissions: {} while preserving
the existing action execution behavior.

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jobs:
notify:
name: Email on push
if: ${{ vars.PUSH_EMAIL_ENABLED == 'true' }}
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 5
steps:
- name: Send push notification email
uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@6e502825a508b867ab2954ad6343b68787624c01 # pinned
uses: hyperpolymath/smtp-notify-action@ede1191ef6ff3ac02c4f4d9efdf837ee517e11d7 # v0.2.0
with:
server_address: ${{ secrets.SMTP_HOST }}
server_port: ${{ secrets.SMTP_PORT }}
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