👪 fix security findings

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     groups:
       codeql-action:
         patterns:
@@ -13,23 +15,33 @@ updates:
     directory: /docs/mkdocs
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: pip
     directory: /tools/astyle
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: pip
     directory: /tools/generate_natvis
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: pip
     directory: /tools/serve_header
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
 
   - package-ecosystem: pip
     directory: /cmake/requirements
     schedule:
       interval: daily
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7

.github/workflows/semgrep.yml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       # SEMGREP_APP_TOKEN is still passed through so registry auth works if a
       # token is ever added.
       - name: Install Semgrep
-        run: python3 -m pip install --user semgrep
+        run: python3 -m pip install --user semgrep==1.168.0
 
       # `semgrep scan --sarif` always exits 0 even with findings; continue-on-error
       # is a safety net so the SARIF upload still runs if the scan itself errors.

tests/src/unit-algorithms.cpp

@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ TEST_CASE("algorithms")
             // only the first four elements are expected to be sorted, the rest are
             // unspecified by the standard
             const json expected({nullptr, false, true, 3});
+            // std::equal below only bounds-checks the first range; assert the
+            // second range is at least as long to rule out an over-read (CWE-126)
+            CHECK(std::distance(begin(expected), end(expected)) >= 4);
             CHECK(std::equal(j.begin(), j.begin() + 4, begin(expected)));
         }
     }