[release-4.17] OCPBUGS-51277: Fix JSON annotation parsing issue and harden related code

[openshift-cherrypick-robot]

This is an automated cherry-pick of #14260

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[openshift-ci-robot]

@openshift-cherrypick-robot: Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35744 has been cloned as Jira Issue OCPBUGS-51277. Will retitle bug to link to clone.
/retitle [release-4.17] OCPBUGS-51277: Fix JSON annotation parsing issue and harden related code

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This is an automated cherry-pick of #14260

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@openshift-cherrypick-robot: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-51277, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

7 validation(s) were run on this bug

• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (4.17.z) matches configured target version for branch (4.17.z)
• bug is in the state New, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
• release note text is set and does not match the template
• dependent bug Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35744 is in the state Closed (Done-Errata), which is one of the valid states (VERIFIED, RELEASE PENDING, CLOSED (ERRATA), CLOSED (CURRENT RELEASE), CLOSED (DONE), CLOSED (DONE-ERRATA))
• dependent Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35744 targets the "4.18.0" version, which is one of the valid target versions: 4.18.0
• bug has dependents

Requesting review from QA contact:
/cc @yapei

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

In response to this:

This is an automated cherry-pick of #14260

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/label backport-risk-assessed

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/retest

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/retest

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/retest

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Test name	Commit	Details	Required	Rerun command
ci/prow/e2e-gcp-console	d7d4393	link	true	/test e2e-gcp-console

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[XiyunZhao]

The operatorHub page can be loaded without issue now, and also did not find any issue on the regression testing
/label qe-approved
/label cherry-pick-approved

[openshift-ci-robot]

@openshift-cherrypick-robot: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-51277, which is valid.

7 validation(s) were run on this bug

• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (4.17.z) matches configured target version for branch (4.17.z)
• bug is in the state POST, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
• release note text is set and does not match the template
• dependent bug Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35744 is in the state Closed (Done-Errata), which is one of the valid states (VERIFIED, RELEASE PENDING, CLOSED (ERRATA), CLOSED (CURRENT RELEASE), CLOSED (DONE), CLOSED (DONE-ERRATA))
• dependent Jira Issue OCPBUGS-35744 targets the "4.18.0" version, which is one of the valid target versions: 4.18.0
• bug has dependents

Requesting review from QA contact:
/cc @XiyunZhao

In response to this:

This is an automated cherry-pick of #14260

/assign TheRealJon

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