[14.0.X] Update `test_MC_*_setup` unit tests

[mmusich]

backport of https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/pull/46438 backport of https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/pull/45614

PR description:

As discussed in https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/issues/45888#issuecomment-2332194431 these unit tests failed to catch an issue when running the reconstruction of data coming out the HLT produced in an earlier release. I am updating the tests to use the latest and greatest ingredients as of Oct 18, 2024 (both in terms of releases and GlobalTags) as well as activating catching failures in the HLT step when it's failing in the target release. Additionally for the RECO step for the 2022 use the customization function fixReading_12_4_X_Files as suggested at https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/issues/45888#issuecomment-2331984194. This PR backports also https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/pull/45614 that was never ported back to this cycle.

PR validation:

scram b runtests runs fine in this package

If this PR is a backport please specify the original PR and why you need to backport that PR. If this PR will be backported please specify to which release cycle the backport is meant for:

backport of https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/pull/46438 and https://github.com/cms-sw/cmssw/pull/45614 to 14.0.X