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From: Kubernetes Publisher <k8s-publishing-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:45:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Merge pull request #111274 from
 Abirdcfly/automated-cherry-pick-of-#111235-upstream-release-1.24

Automated cherry pick of #111235: fix a possible panic because of taking the address of nil

Kubernetes-commit: 72775b6edbd0d360207b30ce0e9de36bc887af42