Sentry: panic.go:791: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference (1) attached stack trace -- stack trace: | runtime.gopanic | GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go:791 | runtime.p...

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Panic Message:

```
panic.go:791: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
(1) attached stack trace
-- stack trace:
| runtime.gopanic
| GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go:791
| runtime.panicmem
| GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go:262
| runtime.sigpanic
| GOROOT/src/runtime/signal_unix.go:917
| github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server.NewServer.AddressResolver.func21
| pkg/gossip/gossip.go:229
| github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/rpc/nodedialer.(*Dialer).ConnHealth
| pkg/rpc/nodedialer/nodedialer.go:223
| github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver.(*Store).updateLivenessMap
| pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go:1032
| github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver.(*Store).raftTickLoop
| pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go:944
| github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/stop.(*Stopper).RunAsyncTaskEx.func2
| pkg/util/stop/stopper.go:500
| runtime.goexit
| src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1700
Wraps: (2) runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
Error types: (1) *withstack.withStack (2) runtime.errorString
-- report composition:
runtime.errorString
panic.go:791: *withstack.withStack (top exception)
```

Stacktrace (expand for inline code snippets):

[src/runtime/asm_amd64.s#L1699-L1701](src/runtime/asm_amd64.s#L1699-L1701)
[pkg/util/stop/stopper.go#L499-L501](pkg/util/stop/stopper.go#L499-L501)
[pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go#L943-L945](pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go#L943-L945)
[pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go#L1031-L1033](pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go#L1031-L1033)
[pkg/rpc/nodedialer/nodedialer.go#L222-L224](pkg/rpc/nodedialer/nodedialer.go#L222-L224)
[pkg/gossip/gossip.go#L228-L230](pkg/gossip/gossip.go#L228-L230)
[GOROOT/src/runtime/signal_unix.go#L916-L918](GOROOT/src/runtime/signal_unix.go#L916-L918)
[GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go#L261-L263](GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go#L261-L263)
[GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go#L790-L792](GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go#L790-L792)

```
src/runtime/asm_amd64.s in runtime.goexit at line 1700
pkg/util/stop/stopper.go in pkg/util/stop.(*Stopper).RunAsyncTaskEx.func2 at line 500
pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go in pkg/kv/kvserver.(*Store).raftTickLoop at line 944
pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go in pkg/kv/kvserver.(*Store).updateLivenessMap at line 1032
pkg/rpc/nodedialer/nodedialer.go in pkg/rpc/nodedialer.(*Dialer).ConnHealth at line 223
pkg/gossip/gossip.go in pkg/server.NewServer.AddressResolver.func21 at line 229
GOROOT/src/runtime/signal_unix.go in runtime.sigpanic at line 917
GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go in runtime.panicmem at line 262
GOROOT/src/runtime/panic.go in runtime.gopanic at line 791
```

### Tags

| Tag | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Command | server |
| Environment | v25.2.8 |
| Go Version | go1.23.12 X:nocoverageredesign |
| Platform | linux amd64 |
| Distribution | CCL |
| Cockroach Release | v25.2.8 |
| Cockroach SHA | 74dbb7ba6b71f6d336334f8fa6f5d002506a49d4 |
| # of CPUs | 64 |
| # of Goroutines | 2504 |

Jira issue: CRDB-63605