OCPBUGS-35036: fail image import when both image and error are nil

[flavianmissi]

I still can't wrap my head around what situation(s) could cause this state where both the image and the error are nil.

To try and unblock CI folks, I solved the panic without addressing the root cause, since I haven't been able to trace it. To help us understand this state in the future, the code now also logs some extra information when it hits the state that previously caused the panic to happen.

[openshift-ci-robot]

@flavianmissi: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35036, which is invalid:

• expected the bug to target the "4.18.0" version, but no target version was set

Comment /jira refresh to re-evaluate validity if changes to the Jira bug are made, or edit the title of this pull request to link to a different bug.

The bug has been updated to refer to the pull request using the external bug tracker.

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[flavianmissi]

/jira refresh

[openshift-ci-robot]

@flavianmissi: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35036, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

3 validation(s) were run on this bug

* bug is open, matching expected state (open) * bug target version (4.18.0) matches configured target version for branch (4.18.0) * bug is in the state ASSIGNED, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)

Requesting review from QA contact: /cc @wewang58

In response to [this](https://github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver/pull/448#issuecomment-2361094306): >/jira refresh Instructions for interacting with me using PR comments are available [here](https://prow.ci.openshift.org/command-help?repo=openshift%2Fopenshift-apiserver). If you have questions or suggestions related to my behavior, please file an issue against the [openshift-eng/jira-lifecycle-plugin](https://github.com/openshift-eng/jira-lifecycle-plugin/issues/new) repository.

[openshift-ci-robot]

@flavianmissi: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35036, which is valid.

3 validation(s) were run on this bug

* bug is open, matching expected state (open) * bug target version (4.18.0) matches configured target version for branch (4.18.0) * bug is in the state POST, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)

Requesting review from QA contact: /cc @wewang58

In response to [this](https://github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver/pull/448): >I still can't wrap my head around what situation(s) could cause this state where both the image and the error are nil (see [linked PR](https://github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver/pull/448) for details). > >To try and unblock CI folks, I solved the panic without addressing the root cause, since I haven't been able to trace it. To help us understand this state in the future, the code now also logs some extra information when it hits the state that previously caused the panic to happen. Instructions for interacting with me using PR comments are available [here](https://prow.ci.openshift.org/command-help?repo=openshift%2Fopenshift-apiserver). If you have questions or suggestions related to my behavior, please file an issue against the [openshift-eng/jira-lifecycle-plugin](https://github.com/openshift-eng/jira-lifecycle-plugin/issues/new) repository.

[tkashem]

/lgtm /approve

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[flavianmissi]

/cherry-pick release-4.17 release-4.16

[openshift-cherrypick-robot]

@flavianmissi: once the present PR merges, I will cherry-pick it on top of release-4.17 in a new PR and assign it to you.

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[openshift-ci-robot]

/retest-required

Remaining retests: 0 against base HEAD ed19c8192b6c3d7e9271d8a12c6ce2efca13a444 and 2 for PR HEAD a29a7de35b634a26cb01ea5eacccf41ccfc01488 in total

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[openshift-ci-robot]

@flavianmissi: Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35036: All pull requests linked via external trackers have merged:

• openshift/openshift-apiserver#448

Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35036 has been moved to the MODIFIED state.

In response to [this](https://github.com/openshift/openshift-apiserver/pull/448): >I still can't wrap my head around what situation(s) could cause this state where both the image and the error are nil. > >To try and unblock CI folks, I solved the panic without addressing the root cause, since I haven't been able to trace it. To help us understand this state in the future, the code now also logs some extra information when it hits the state that previously caused the panic to happen. Instructions for interacting with me using PR comments are available [here](https://prow.ci.openshift.org/command-help?repo=openshift%2Fopenshift-apiserver). If you have questions or suggestions related to my behavior, please file an issue against the [openshift-eng/jira-lifecycle-plugin](https://github.com/openshift-eng/jira-lifecycle-plugin/issues/new) repository.

[openshift-cherrypick-robot]

@flavianmissi: new pull request created: #450

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[openshift-bot]

[ART PR BUILD NOTIFIER]

Distgit: ose-openshift-apiserver This PR has been included in build ose-openshift-apiserver-container-v4.18.0-202409200008.p0.gcbd2b66.assembly.stream.el9. All builds following this will include this PR.