ci: add DockSec container scan with SARIF upload

[advaitpatel]

What this adds

A GitHub Actions workflow that scans the Dockerfile with OWASP DockSec
and uploads the results to the Security tab as SARIF, so container findings are
annotated inline on pull requests.

DockSec is an OWASP Lab Project (MIT), same as this repository. It wraps
Hadolint and Trivy and reports Dockerfile misconfigurations and image CVEs
through a single SARIF upload.

Why

DockSec scores the current Dockerfile at 72.5/100, with three findings:

DL3008 warning  line 4   Pin versions in apt-get install
DL3015 info     line 4   Avoid additional packages (--no-install-recommends)
DL3042 warning  line 13  Avoid use of cache directory with pip

The multi-stage build (node:lts for the frontend, python:3.11 for the
backend) is reasonably clean overall; these are routine hardening items rather
than anything alarming. Given that CRE indexes and cross-references security
standards, a scan on its own container seemed like a reasonable, low-effort
addition.

What it does not do

• No API key and no AI calls: the workflow runs with scan_only: true, which is
  fully local to the runner.
• It does not gate merges. There is no fail_on, so the job reports and never
  fails the build. Adding a gate later is a one-line change.
• Scans the Dockerfile only; it does not pull or build an image. Adding image:
  to the same step turns that on later.

Details

• Runs on pull requests and pushes that touch the Dockerfile, plus a weekly
  scheduled scan so newly disclosed CVEs in a base image surface without a code
  change.
• All three actions are pinned to a commit SHA. persist-credentials: false on
  checkout, since nothing after it needs the token in git config.
• security-events: write is scoped to the single job that needs it, and the
  SARIF upload is skipped on fork pull requests, where that permission does not
  apply and the upload would otherwise fail as a red required check.
• Passes actionlint with no warnings.

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Disclosure of interest: I am the project lead for DockSec, the tool this
workflow adds. Happy to close this if it is not a fit - no hard feelings either
way.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Security

  • Added automated security scanning for container build configurations.
  • Scan results are reported through code-scanning tools for easier review and tracking.
  • Pull request scans exclude fork submissions from result uploads.

• Chores

  • Scans run automatically when relevant container configuration changes, during pull requests, and on a weekly schedule.

Walkthrough

Changes

The pull request adds a GitHub Actions workflow for DockSec. The workflow scans Dockerfile on matching pushes, pull requests, and weekly schedules, then conditionally uploads SARIF results to Code Scanning.

DockSec security scanning

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Workflow triggers and scan upload .github/workflows/docksec.yml	The workflow defines Dockerfile-related triggers, runs DockSec with read-only access, generates SARIF output, and skips Code Scanning uploads for fork pull requests.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description check	✅ Passed	The description accurately explains the DockSec workflow, its SARIF upload, triggers, permissions, and scan limitations.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the CI workflow addition, DockSec container scan, and SARIF upload.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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In @.github/workflows/docksec.yml:
- Line 8: Update the DockSec workflow triggers and scan configuration so changes
to Containerfile are scanned as Containerfile rather than always passing
Dockerfile; alternatively remove both Containerfile path entries if it should
not trigger this job. Keep the workflow’s path configuration consistent with the
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[advaitpatel]

Good catch, thanks. Confirmed: this repo has no Containerfile (only Dockerfile and Dockerfile-dev), so the trigger path was dead weight rather than functional - and if a Containerfile were ever added later, editing it would have fired a green scan run that never actually reads it, since the dockerfile: input is a fixed string pointing at Dockerfile.

Removed the Containerfile path entirely rather than trying to make it conditional - the workflow only ever scans Dockerfile, so the trigger now matches exactly that.

[advaitpatel]

Hi @northdpole @robvanderveer @Pa04rth @paoga87 can I please get your review here? Happy to share more about the tool if needed. Thanks!