Merge tag 'codeql-cli/latest' into auto/sync-main-pr

Compatible with the latest released version of the CodeQL CLI

Author: dilanbhalla

.bazelrc

@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ common --registry=https://bcr.bazel.build
 
 common --@rules_dotnet//dotnet/settings:strict_deps=false
 
+# we only configure a nightly toolchain
+common --@rules_rust//rust/toolchain/channel=nightly
+
+# rust does not like the gold linker, while bazel does by default, so let's avoid using it
+common:linux --linkopt=-fuse-ld=lld
+common:macos --linkopt=-fuse-ld=lld
+
 # Reduce this eventually to empty, once we've fixed all our usages of java, and https://github.com/bazel-contrib/rules_go/issues/4193 is fixed
 common --incompatible_autoload_externally="+@rules_java,+@rules_shell"
 

MODULE.bazel

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ local_path_override(
 # see https://registry.bazel.build/ for a list of available packages
 
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.11")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.50.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_go", version = "0.56.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.0.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.2.0-codeql.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.40.0")
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_kotlin", version = "2.1.3-codeql.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "gazelle", version = "0.40.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_dotnet", version = "0.17.4")
 bazel_dep(name = "googletest", version = "1.14.0.bcr.1")
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_rust", version = "0.58.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_rust", version = "0.63.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "zstd", version = "1.5.5.bcr.1")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "buildifier_prebuilt", version = "6.4.0", dev_dependency = True)
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ bazel_dep(name = "buildifier_prebuilt", version = "6.4.0", dev_dependency = True
 RUST_EDITION = "2024"
 
 # run buildutils-internal/scripts/fill-rust-sha256s.py when updating (internal repo)
-RUST_VERSION = "1.86.0"
+# a nightly toolchain is required to enable experimental_use_cc_common_link, which we require internally
+# we prefer to run the same version as internally, even if experimental_use_cc_common_link is not really
+# required in this repo
+RUST_VERSION = "nightly/2025-08-01"
 
 rust = use_extension("@rules_rust//rust:extensions.bzl", "rust")
 rust.toolchain(
@@ -50,26 +53,26 @@ rust.toolchain(
     ],
     # generated by buildutils-internal/scripts/fill-rust-sha256s.py (internal repo)
     sha256s = {
-        "rustc-1.86.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "4438b809ce4a083af31ed17aeeedcc8fc60ccffc0625bef1926620751b6989d7",
-        "rustc-1.86.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "42b76253626febb7912541a30d3379f463dec89581aad4cb72c6c04fb5a71dc5",
-        "rustc-1.86.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "23b8f52102249a47ab5bc859d54c9a3cb588a3259ba3f00f557d50edeca4fde9",
-        "rustc-1.86.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "fdde839fea274529a31e51eb85c6df1782cc8479c9d1bc24e2914d66a0de41ab",
-        "clippy-1.86.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "02aaff2c1407d2da8dba19aa4970dd873e311902b120a66cbcdbe51eb8836edf",
-        "clippy-1.86.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "bb85efda7bbffaf124867f5ca36d50932b1e8f533c62ee923438afb32ff8fe9a",
-        "clippy-1.86.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "239fa3a604b124f0312f2af08537874a1227dba63385484b468cca62e7c4f2f2",
-        "clippy-1.86.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "d00498f47d49219f032e2c5eeebdfc3d32317c0dc3d3fd7125327445bc482cb4",
-        "cargo-1.86.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "c5c1590f7e9246ad9f4f97cfe26ffa92707b52a769726596a9ef81565ebd908b",
-        "cargo-1.86.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "af163eb02d1a178044d1b4f2375960efd47130f795f6e33d09e345454bb26f4e",
-        "cargo-1.86.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "3cb13873d48c3e1e4cc684d42c245226a11fba52af6b047c3346ed654e7a05c0",
-        "cargo-1.86.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "e57a9d89619b5604899bac443e68927bdd371e40f2e03e18950b6ceb3eb67966",
-        "llvm-tools-1.86.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "282145ab7a63c98b625856f44b905b4dc726b497246b824632a5790debe95a78",
-        "llvm-tools-1.86.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "b55706e92f7da989207c50c13c7add483a9fedd233bc431b106eca2a8f151ec9",
-        "llvm-tools-1.86.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "04d3618c686845853585f036e3211eb9e18f2d290f4610a7a78bdc1fcce1ebd9",
-        "llvm-tools-1.86.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "721a17cc8dc219177e4277a3592253934ef08daa1e1b12eda669a67d15fad8dd",
-        "rust-std-1.86.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "67be7184ea388d8ce0feaf7fdea46f1775cfc2970930264343b3089898501d37",
-        "rust-std-1.86.0-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "3b1140d54870a080080e84700143f4a342fbd02a410a319b05d9c02e7dcf44cc",
-        "rust-std-1.86.0-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "0fb121fb3b8fa9027d79ff598500a7e5cd086ddbc3557482ed3fdda00832c61b",
-        "rust-std-1.86.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "3d5354b7b9cb950b58bff3fce18a652aa374bb30c8f70caebd3bd0b43cb41a33",
+        "2025-08-01/rustc-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "9bbeaf5d3fc7247d31463a9083aa251c995cc50662c8219e7a2254d76a72a9a4",
+        "2025-08-01/rustc-nightly-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "c9ea539a8eff0d5d162701f99f9e1aabe14dd0dfb420d62362817a5d09219de7",
+        "2025-08-01/rustc-nightly-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "ae83feebbc39cfd982e4ecc8297731fe79c185173aee138467b334c5404b3773",
+        "2025-08-01/rustc-nightly-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "9f170c30d802a349be60cf52ec46260802093cb1013ad667fc0d528b7b10152f",
+        "2025-08-01/clippy-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "9ae5f3cd8f557c4f6df522597c69d14398cf604cfaed2b83e767c4b77a7eaaf6",
+        "2025-08-01/clippy-nightly-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "983cb9ee0b6b968188e04ab2d33743d54764b2681ce565e1b3f2b9135c696a3e",
+        "2025-08-01/clippy-nightly-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "ed2219dbc49d088225e1b7c5c4390fa295066e071fddaa2714018f6bb39ddbf0",
+        "2025-08-01/clippy-nightly-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "911f40ab5cbdd686f40e00965271fe47c4805513a308ed01f30eafb25b448a50",
+        "2025-08-01/cargo-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "106463c284e48e4904c717471eeec2be5cc83a9d2cae8d6e948b52438cad2e69",
+        "2025-08-01/cargo-nightly-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "6ad35c40efc41a8c531ea43235058347b6902d98a9693bf0aed7fc16d5590cef",
+        "2025-08-01/cargo-nightly-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "dd28c365e9d298abc3154c797720ad36a0058f131265c9978b4c8e4e37012c8a",
+        "2025-08-01/cargo-nightly-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "7b431286e12d6b3834b038f078389a00cac73f351e8c3152b2504a3c06420b3b",
+        "2025-08-01/llvm-tools-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "e342e305d7927cc288d386983b2bc253cfad3776b113386e903d0b302648ef47",
+        "2025-08-01/llvm-tools-nightly-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "e44dd3506524d85c37b3a54bcc91d01378fd2c590b2db5c5974d12f05c1b84d1",
+        "2025-08-01/llvm-tools-nightly-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "0c1b5f46dd81be4a9227b10283a0fcaa39c14fea7e81aea6fd6d9887ff6cdc41",
+        "2025-08-01/llvm-tools-nightly-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "423e5fd11406adccbc31b8456ceb7375ce055cdf45e90d2c3babeb2d7f58383f",
+        "2025-08-01/rust-std-nightly-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz": "3c0ceb46a252647a1d4c7116d9ccae684fa5e42aaf3296419febd2c962c3b41d",
+        "2025-08-01/rust-std-nightly-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "3be416003cab10f767390a753d1d16ae4d26c7421c03c98992cf1943e5b0efe8",
+        "2025-08-01/rust-std-nightly-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz": "4046ac0ef951cb056b5028a399124f60999fa37792eab69d008d8d7965f389b4",
+        "2025-08-01/rust-std-nightly-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.xz": "191ed9d8603c3a4fe5a7bbbc2feb72049078dae2df3d3b7d5dedf3abbf823e6e",
     },
     versions = [RUST_VERSION],
 )
@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ use_repo(
 )
 
 go_sdk = use_extension("@rules_go//go:extensions.bzl", "go_sdk")
-go_sdk.download(version = "1.24.0")
+go_sdk.download(version = "1.25.0")
 
 go_deps = use_extension("@gazelle//:extensions.bzl", "go_deps")
 go_deps.from_file(go_mod = "//go/extractor:go.mod")

actions/ql/lib/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.4.15
+
+No user-facing changes.
+
 ## 0.4.14
 
 No user-facing changes.

actions/ql/lib/change-notes/released/0.4.15.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 0.4.15
+
+No user-facing changes.

actions/ql/lib/codeql-pack.release.yml

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-lastReleaseVersion: 0.4.14
+lastReleaseVersion: 0.4.15

actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArgumentInjectionQuery.qll

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 private import actions
 private import codeql.actions.TaintTracking
 private import codeql.actions.dataflow.ExternalFlow
+private import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
 import codeql.actions.dataflow.FlowSources
 import codeql.actions.DataFlow
 
@@ -65,6 +66,16 @@ class ArgumentInjectionFromMaDSink extends ArgumentInjectionSink {
   override string getCommand() { result = "unknown" }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Gets the event that is relevant for the given node in the context of argument injection.
+ *
+ * This is used to highlight the event in the query results when an alert is raised.
+ */
+Event getRelevantEventInPrivilegedContext(DataFlow::Node node) {
+  inPrivilegedContext(node.asExpr(), result) and
+  not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(node.asExpr(), result, "argument-injection"))
+}
+
 /**
  * A taint-tracking configuration for unsafe user input
  * that is used to construct and evaluate a code script.
@@ -88,6 +99,16 @@ private module ArgumentInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       run.getScript().getAnEnvReachingArgumentInjectionSink(var, _, _)
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    result = getRelevantEventInPrivilegedContext(sink).getLocation()
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate a code script. */

actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/ArtifactPoisoningQuery.qll

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import codeql.actions.DataFlow
 import codeql.actions.dataflow.FlowSources
 import codeql.actions.security.PoisonableSteps
 import codeql.actions.security.UntrustedCheckoutQuery
+import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
 
 string unzipRegexp() { result = "(unzip|tar)\\s+.*" }
 
@@ -292,6 +293,16 @@ class ArtifactPoisoningSink extends DataFlow::Node {
   string getPath() { result = download.getPath() }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Gets the event that is relevant for the given node in the context of artifact poisoning.
+ *
+ * This is used to highlight the event in the query results when an alert is raised.
+ */
+Event getRelevantEventInPrivilegedContext(DataFlow::Node node) {
+  inPrivilegedContext(node.asExpr(), result) and
+  not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(node.asExpr(), result, "artifact-poisoning"))
+}
+
 /**
  * A taint-tracking configuration for unsafe artifacts
  * that is used may lead to artifact poisoning
@@ -318,6 +329,16 @@ private module ArtifactPoisoningConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       exists(run.getScript().getAFileReadCommand())
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    result = getRelevantEventInPrivilegedContext(sink).getLocation()
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe artifacts that is used in an insecure way. */

actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CodeInjectionQuery.qll

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ private import codeql.actions.TaintTracking
 private import codeql.actions.dataflow.ExternalFlow
 import codeql.actions.dataflow.FlowSources
 import codeql.actions.DataFlow
+import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
+import codeql.actions.security.CachePoisoningQuery
 
 class CodeInjectionSink extends DataFlow::Node {
   CodeInjectionSink() {
@@ -11,6 +13,46 @@ class CodeInjectionSink extends DataFlow::Node {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the relevant event for the sink in CodeInjectionCritical.ql.
+ */
+Event getRelevantCriticalEventForSink(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+  inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), result) and
+  not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(sink.asExpr(), result, "code-injection")) and
+  // exclude cases where the sink is a JS script and the expression uses toJson
+  not exists(UsesStep script |
+    script.getCallee() = "actions/github-script" and
+    script.getArgumentExpr("script") = sink.asExpr() and
+    exists(getAToJsonReferenceExpression(sink.asExpr().(Expression).getExpression(), _))
+  )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the relevant event for the sink in CachePoisoningViaCodeInjection.ql.
+ */
+Event getRelevantCachePoisoningEventForSink(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+  exists(LocalJob job |
+    job = sink.asExpr().getEnclosingJob() and
+    job.getATriggerEvent() = result and
+    // job can be triggered by an external user
+    result.isExternallyTriggerable() and
+    // excluding privileged workflows since they can be exploited in easier circumstances
+    // which is covered by `actions/code-injection/critical`
+    not job.isPrivilegedExternallyTriggerable(result) and
+    (
+      // the workflow runs in the context of the default branch
+      runsOnDefaultBranch(result)
+      or
+      // the workflow caller runs in the context of the default branch
+      result.getName() = "workflow_call" and
+      exists(ExternalJob caller |
+        caller.getCallee() = job.getLocation().getFile().getRelativePath() and
+        runsOnDefaultBranch(caller.getATriggerEvent())
+      )
+    )
+  )
+}
+
 /**
  * A taint-tracking configuration for unsafe user input
  * that is used to construct and evaluate a code script.
@@ -35,6 +77,18 @@ private module CodeInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       exists(run.getScript().getAFileReadCommand())
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    result = getRelevantCriticalEventForSink(sink).getLocation()
+    or
+    result = getRelevantCachePoisoningEventForSink(sink).getLocation()
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate a code script. */

actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/CommandInjectionQuery.qll

@@ -3,11 +3,20 @@ private import codeql.actions.TaintTracking
 private import codeql.actions.dataflow.ExternalFlow
 import codeql.actions.dataflow.FlowSources
 import codeql.actions.DataFlow
+import codeql.actions.security.ControlChecks
 
 private class CommandInjectionSink extends DataFlow::Node {
   CommandInjectionSink() { madSink(this, "command-injection") }
 }
 
+/** Get the relevant event for the sink in CommandInjectionCritical.ql. */
+Event getRelevantEventInPrivilegedContext(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+  inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), result) and
+  not exists(ControlCheck check |
+    check.protects(sink.asExpr(), result, ["command-injection", "code-injection"])
+  )
+}
+
 /**
  * A taint-tracking configuration for unsafe user input
  * that is used to construct and evaluate a system command.
@@ -16,6 +25,16 @@ private module CommandInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node source) { source instanceof RemoteFlowSource }
 
   predicate isSink(DataFlow::Node sink) { sink instanceof CommandInjectionSink }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    result = getRelevantEventInPrivilegedContext(sink).getLocation()
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate a system command. */

actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/EnvPathInjectionQuery.qll

@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ class EnvPathInjectionFromMaDSink extends EnvPathInjectionSink {
   EnvPathInjectionFromMaDSink() { madSink(this, "envpath-injection") }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the relevant event for a sink in EnvPathInjectionCritical.ql where the source type is "artifact".
+ */
+Event getRelevantArtifactEventInPrivilegedContext(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+  inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), result) and
+  not exists(ControlCheck check |
+    check.protects(sink.asExpr(), result, ["untrusted-checkout", "artifact-poisoning"])
+  ) and
+  sink instanceof EnvPathInjectionFromFileReadSink
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the relevant event for a sink in EnvPathInjectionCritical.ql where the source type is not "artifact".
+ */
+Event getRelevantNonArtifactEventInPrivilegedContext(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+  inPrivilegedContext(sink.asExpr(), result) and
+  not exists(ControlCheck check | check.protects(sink.asExpr(), result, "code-injection"))
+}
+
 /**
  * A taint-tracking configuration for unsafe user input
  * that is used to construct and evaluate an environment variable.
@@ -108,6 +127,18 @@ private module EnvPathInjectionConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
       exists(run.getScript().getAFileReadCommand())
     )
   }
+
+  predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSourceLocation(DataFlow::Node source) { none() }
+
+  Location getASelectedSinkLocation(DataFlow::Node sink) {
+    result = sink.getLocation()
+    or
+    result = getRelevantArtifactEventInPrivilegedContext(sink).getLocation()
+    or
+    result = getRelevantNonArtifactEventInPrivilegedContext(sink).getLocation()
+  }
 }
 
 /** Tracks flow of unsafe user input that is used to construct and evaluate the PATH environment variable. */