IHAC where the kube controller manager is in CrashLoopBack due to the Panic error related to statefulsets.
We can see this in the logs

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2024-11-25T17:47:14.607614187Z E1125 17:47:14.607544       1 runtime.go:79] Observed a panic: "invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference" (runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference)
2024-11-25T17:47:14.607614187Z goroutine 7973 [running]:
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Will provide the full snippet in next comment.
    

    OpenShift 4.16.16
    

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    kube controller manager crashes with panic
    

    The controller should throw exception or show the exact error.