Backport pipeline fixes for 17.2

What does this MR do and why?

Backport the following fixes to 17.2:

• Fix CE test when linting audit event factories (!160362 - merged) • Stan Hu, Vladimir Shushlin • 17.3
• Fix order-dependent test failures in Redis/Side... (!160359 - merged) • Stan Hu, Vladimir Shushlin • 17.3

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