Actions: mass enable diff-informed data flow

[d10c]

An auto-generated patch that enables diff-informed data flow in the obvious cases.

Builds on #18346 and https://github.com/github/codeql-patch/pull/88

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR enables diff-informed data flow by adding the observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate in the DataFlow::ConfigSig modules across various Action and security query files.

• Introduces predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() } in reusable and composite workflow config modules.
• Adds the same predicate to security query config modules for secret exfiltration, request forgery, and output clobbering.
• Builds on prior work to support incremental/diff-based analysis in obvious cases.

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 9 out of 9 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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actions/ql/src/Models/ReusableWorkflowsSummaries.ql	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.
actions/ql/src/Models/ReusableWorkflowsSources.ql	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.
actions/ql/src/Models/ReusableWorkflowsSinks.ql	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.
actions/ql/src/Models/CompositeActionsSummaries.ql	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.
actions/ql/src/Models/CompositeActionsSources.ql	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.
actions/ql/src/Models/CompositeActionsSinks.ql	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.
actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/SecretExfiltrationQuery.qll	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.
actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/RequestForgeryQuery.qll	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.
actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/OutputClobberingQuery.qll	Added observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode predicate to enable diff-informed flow.

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actions/ql/src/Models/CompositeActionsSummaries.ql:29

• Add a brief doc comment above this predicate to explain its role in enabling diff-informed incremental analysis for readers unfamiliar with the feature.

predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }

actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/SecretExfiltrationQuery.qll:19

• No tests were added to validate diff-informed incremental mode. Consider adding unit or integration tests to ensure this predicate actually enables the intended incremental behavior.

predicate observeDiffInformedIncrementalMode() { any() }

[d10c]

It turns out that some of the generated changes in the PRs were not correct, e.g. because they should have also generated a getASelected{Source,Sink}Location() override but didn't (see Chuan-kai's comment here). So for now I'm putting them back in Draft until I make sure (via the patch script) that we are correctly handling all 3 documented query patterns, starting with the simplest one (both source and sink are used as location sources). If you have already started reviewing the PRs, thank you (also for your patience) and stay tuned for an update as to what has changed in the meantime!

[d10c]

Update: no changes since last time I opened the PR. It turns out that it's sound (but not optimally performant) to leave getASelected{Source,Sink}Location() un-overridden, specifically in case of a select clause containing only one of source or sink but not both. The patch script currently does not differentiate between that case and the one in which both source and sink are present in the select clause. So I will re-open these PRs as they are, and generate an appropriate getASelected{Source,Sink}Location() override in a follow-up round of PRs.

[d10c]

Note, according to the follow-up PR, all 9 of these queries have a missing source/sink location in their select clause.

[michaelnebel]

LGTM!

[aUsABuisnessman]

flow in there.