[CI] SearchWithMinCompatibleSearchNodeIT testMinVersionAsNewVersion failing

[elasticsearchmachine]

Build Scans:

• elasticsearch-periodic #8193 / 7.3.2_bwc
• elasticsearch-periodic #8193 / 7.5.2_bwc

Reproduction Line:

./gradlew ':qa:mixed-cluster:v7.3.2#mixedClusterTest' -Dtests.class="org.elasticsearch.backwards.SearchWithMinCompatibleSearchNodeIT" -Dtests.method="testMinVersionAsOldVersion" -Dtests.seed=185701A328F2489D -Dtests.bwc=true -Dtests.locale=bg -Dtests.timezone=Africa/Lubumbashi -Druntime.java=22

Applicable branches:
7.17

Reproduces locally?:
N/A

Failure History:
See dashboard

Failure Message:

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index 0 out of bounds for length 0

Issue Reasons:

• [7.17] 2 failures in test testMinVersionAsNewVersion (3.7% fail rate in 54 executions)

Note:
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[elasticsearchmachine]

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