Backport PR #8265 and PR #8264 to v1.5 - #8281

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3, github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3, github/codeql-action/init@v3. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/

Cannot build an overlay database because build-mode is set to "undefined" instead of "none". Falling back to creating a normal full database instead.