feat(ci): add GitHub CodeQL workflow for automated C and Go security analysis

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

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+name: "CodeQL Advanced"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  schedule:
+    # Runs at 20:45, only on Thursday
+    - cron: "45 20 * * 4"
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+
+    # Consider using larger runners or machines with greater resources for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    permissions:
+      # required for all workflows
+      security-events: write
+
+      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
+      packages: read
+
+      # only required for workflows in private repositories
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - language: c-cpp
+            build-mode: autobuild
+          - language: go
+            build-mode: autobuild
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+
+      # If the analyze step fails for one of the languages you are analyzing with
+      # "We were unable to automatically build your code", modify the matrix above
+      # to set the build mode to "manual" for that language. Then modify this step
+      # to build your code.
+
+      - name: Run manual build steps
+        if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo 'If you are using a "manual" build mode for one or more of the' \
+            'languages you are analyzing, replace this with the commands to build' \
+            'your code, for example:'
+          echo '  make bootstrap'
+          echo '  make release'
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"