The test local-test is failing on openshift/thanos when upgrading golang version to 1.18 on the branch release-4.11.

Please refer to this test log for details:
https://prow.ci.openshift.org/view/gs/origin-ci-test/pr-logs/pull/openshift_thanos/82/pull-ci-openshift-thanos-release-4.11-test-local/1541516614497734656

4.11

See local-test job on pull request on the repository Openshift/Thanos

local-test fails on the following error:
level=error ts=2022-06-27T20:28:12.306Z caller=web.go:99 component=web msg="panic while serving request" client=127.0.0.1:37064 url=/api/v1/metadata err="runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference" stack="goroutine 278 [running]:\ngithub.com/prometheus/prometheus/web.withStackTracer.func1.1()\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20200724121523-657ba532e42f/web/web.go:98 +0x99\npanic({0x1c34760, 0x308ad40})\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/panic.go:838 +0x207\nreflect.mapiternext(0xc000458540?)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/map.go:1378 +0x19\ngithub.com/modern-go/reflect2.(*UnsafeMapIterator).UnsafeNext(0x1bd62e0?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.1/unsafe_map.go:136 +0x32\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*sortKeysMapEncoder).Encode(0xc000949d10, 0xc0002966b0, 0xc0006c7740)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect_map.go:297 +0x31a\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*onePtrEncoder).Encode(0xc0008cb120, 0xc000948fc0, 0xc0001139c0?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect.go:219 +0x82\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*Stream).WriteVal(0xc0006c7740, {0x1c16da0, 0xc000948fc0})\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect.go:98 +0x158\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*dynamicEncoder).Encode(0xc00094cd58?, 0xfa9a07?, 0xc0006c7758?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect_dynamic.go:15 +0x39\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*structFieldEncoder).Encode(0xc000949620, 0x1a4aaba?, 0xc0006c7740)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect_struct_encoder.go:110 +0x56\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*structEncoder).Encode(0xc000949740, 0x0?, 0xc0006c7740)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect_struct_encoder.go:158 +0x652\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*OptionalEncoder).Encode(0xc0001afd60?, 0x0?, 0x0?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect_optional.go:74 +0xa4\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*onePtrEncoder).Encode(0xc0008cad40, 0xc0006c76e0, 0xc000949020?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect.go:219 +0x82\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*Stream).WriteVal(0xc0006c7740, {0x1ac56e0, 0xc0006c76e0})\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/reflect.go:98 +0x158\ngithub.com/json-iterator/go.(*frozenConfig).Marshal(0xc0001afd60, {0x1ac56e0, 0xc0006c76e0})\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/json-iterator/go@v1.1.9/config.go:299 +0xc9\ngithub.com/prometheus/prometheus/web/api/v1.(*API).respond(0xc0002d7a40, {0x229a448, 0xc00022bd60}, {0x1c16da0?, 0xc000948fc0}, {0x0?, 0x7fe5a05a5b20?, 0x20?})\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20200724121523-657ba532e42f/web/api/v1/api.go:1437 +0x162\ngithub.com/prometheus/prometheus/web/api/v1.(*API).Register.func1.1({0x229a448, 0xc00022bd60}, 0x7fe5982c5300?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20200724121523-657ba532e42f/web/api/v1/api.go:273 +0x20b\nnet/http.HandlerFunc.ServeHTTP(0x7fe5982c5300?, {0x229a448?, 0xc00022bd60?}, 0xc00072b270?)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2084 +0x2f\ngithub.com/prometheus/prometheus/util/httputil.CompressionHandler.ServeHTTP({{0x2290780?, 0xc000856288?}}, {0x7fe5982c5300?, 0xc00072b270?}, 0x228fb20?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20200724121523-657ba532e42f/util/httputil/compression.go:90 +0x69\ngithub.com/prometheus/prometheus/web.(*Handler).testReady.func1({0x7fe5982c5300?, 0xc00072b270?}, 0x7fe5982c5300?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20200724121523-657ba532e42f/web/web.go:499 +0x39\nnet/http.HandlerFunc.ServeHTTP(0x7fe5982c5300?, {0x7fe5982c5300?, 0xc00072b270?}, 0x50?)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2084 +0x2f\ngithub.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp.InstrumentHandlerResponseSize.func1({0x7fe5982c5300?, 0xc00072b220?}, 0xc000250c00)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/client_golang@v1.6.0/prometheus/promhttp/instrument_server.go:196 +0xa5\nnet/http.HandlerFunc.ServeHTTP(0x228fb80?, {0x7fe5982c5300?, 0xc00072b220?}, 0xc000948ed0?)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2084 +0x2f\ngithub.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp.InstrumentHandlerDuration.func2({0x7fe5982c5300, 0xc00072b220}, 0xc000250c00)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/client_golang@v1.6.0/prometheus/promhttp/instrument_server.go:76 +0xa2\nnet/http.HandlerFunc.ServeHTTP(0x22a4a68?, {0x7fe5982c5300?, 0xc00072b220?}, 0x0?)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2084 +0x2f\ngithub.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp.InstrumentHandlerCounter.func1({0x22a4a68?, 0xc00072b1d0?}, 0xc000250c00)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/client_golang@v1.6.0/prometheus/promhttp/instrument_server.go:100 +0x94\ngithub.com/prometheus/prometheus/web.setPathWithPrefix.func1.1({0x22a4a68, 0xc00072b1d0}, 0xc000250b00)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20200724121523-657ba532e42f/web/web.go:1142 +0x290\ngithub.com/prometheus/common/route.(*Router).handle.func1({0x22a4a68, 0xc00072b1d0}, 0xc000250a00, {0x0, 0x0, 0xc00022c364?})\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/common@v0.10.0/route/route.go:83 +0x2ae\ngithub.com/julienschmidt/httprouter.(*Router).ServeHTTP(0xc0001cc780, {0x22a4a68, 0xc00072b1d0}, 0xc000250a00)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter@v1.3.0/router.go:387 +0x82b\ngithub.com/prometheus/common/route.(*Router).ServeHTTP(0x8?, {0x22a4a68?, 0xc00072b1d0?}, 0x203000?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/common@v0.10.0/route/route.go:121 +0x26\nnet/http.StripPrefix.func1({0x22a4a68, 0xc00072b1d0}, 0xc000250900)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2127 +0x330\nnet/http.HandlerFunc.ServeHTTP(0x10?, {0x22a4a68?, 0xc00072b1d0?}, 0x7fe5c8423f18?)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2084 +0x2f\nnet/http.(*ServeMux).ServeHTTP(0x413d87?, {0x22a4a68, 0xc00072b1d0}, 0xc000250900)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2462 +0x149\ngithub.com/opentracing-contrib/go-stdlib/nethttp.MiddlewareFunc.func5({0x22a3808?, 0xc000a282a0}, 0xc000250200)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/opentracing-contrib/go-stdlib@v0.0.0-20190519235532-cf7a6c988dc9/nethttp/server.go:140 +0x662\nnet/http.HandlerFunc.ServeHTTP(0x0?, {0x22a3808?, 0xc000a282a0?}, 0xffffffffffffffff?)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2084 +0x2f\ngithub.com/prometheus/prometheus/web.withStackTracer.func1({0x22a3808?, 0xc000a282a0?}, 0xc0008ca850?)\n\t/go/pkg/mod/github.com/prometheus/prometheus@v1.8.2-0.20200724121523-657ba532e42f/web/web.go:103 +0x97\nnet/http.HandlerFunc.ServeHTTP(0x0?, {0x22a3808?, 0xc000a282a0?}, 0xc000100000?)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2084 +0x2f\nnet/http.serverHandler.ServeHTTP({0xc000c55380?}, {0x22a3808, 0xc000a282a0}, 0xc000250200)\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:2916 +0x43b\nnet/http.(*conn).serve(0xc0000d1540, {0x22a4e18, 0xc00061a0c0})\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:1966 +0x5d7\ncreated by net/http.(*Server).Serve\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/net/http/server.go:3071 +0x4db\n"
level=error ts=2022-06-27T20:28:12.306Z caller=stdlib.go:89 component=web caller="http: panic serving 127.0.0.1:37064" msg="runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference"

local-test does no fail on the error above.