[release-1.17] fix ever-accumulating memory in logger

[k8s-infra-cherrypick-robot]

This is an automated cherry-pick of #5284

/assign nojnhuh

Fixed an issue where CAPZ was accumulating memory over time that could never be garbage collected.

[mboersma]

/lgtm
/approve

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Git tree hash: 02e704c8b7c10b296f551bdb2b29914336ed37f8

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[nojnhuh]

/kind bug

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Codecov Report

Attention: Patch coverage is 77.77778% with 2 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Project coverage is 52.41%. Comparing base (5676ced) to head (34032f6).
Report is 5 commits behind head on release-1.17.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
util/tele/span_logger.go	77.77%	2 Missing ⚠️

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- Hits              15429    15294     -135     
- Misses            12944    13084     +140     
+ Partials            799      798       -1     

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[nojnhuh]

/retest

[jackfrancis]

/retest

[nojnhuh]

/retest