fix(lint): govet and staticcheck issues #1898

Job	Run time
get-product-version	8s
Determine Go toolchain version	5s
generate-metadata-file	25s
Go 1.22.7 linux arm build	32s
Go 1.22.7 freebsd 386 build	24s
Go 1.22.7 linux arm64 build	34s
Go 1.22.7 freebsd amd64 build	27s
Go 1.22.7 linux 386 build	40s
Go 1.22.7 linux amd64 build	26s
Go 1.22.7 freebsd arm build	26s
Go 1.22.7 darwin amd64 build	22s
Go 1.22.7 windows 386 build	27s
Go 1.22.7 darwin arm64 build	21s
Go 1.22.7 windows amd64 build	24s
Go 1.22.7 netbsd 386 build	29s
Go 1.22.7 netbsd amd64 build	21s
Go 1.22.7 netbsd arm build	26s
Go 1.22.7 openbsd 386 build	24s
Go 1.22.7 openbsd amd64 build	21s
Go 1.22.7 openbsd arm build	26s
Go 1.22.7 solaris amd64 build	21s
Docker arm default release build	14s
Docker arm64 default release build	16s
Docker 386 default release build	20s
Docker amd64 default release build	15s
	9m 34s

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