Potential fix for https://github.com/scylladb/scylladb/security/code-scanning/139,
To fix the problem, explicitly restrict the `GITHUB_TOKEN` permissions
for this workflow/job so it has only what is needed. The script reads PR
data and repository info (which is covered by `contents: read`/default
read scopes) and posts a comment via `github.rest.issues.createComment`,
which requires `issues: write`. No other write scopes (e.g., `contents:
write`, `pull-requests: write`) are necessary.
The best fix without changing functionality is to add a `permissions`
block scoped to this job (or at the workflow root). Since we only see a
single job here, we’ll add it under `check-fixes-prefix`. Concretely, in
`.github/workflows/backport-pr-fixes-validation.yaml`, between the
`runs-on: ubuntu-latest` line (line 10) and `steps:` (line 11), add:
```yaml
permissions:
contents: read
issues: write
```
This keeps the token minimally privileged while still allowing the script
to create issue/PR comments.
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