CVE-2026-41178: bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0

[jcaamano]

Update opentelemetry indirect dependencies to v1.44.0 to fix CVE-2026-41178, a medium severity DoS via oversized baggage headers in otel/baggage and otel/propagation.

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[jcaamano]

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Scheduling required tests:
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/test hypershift-e2e-aks

[openshift-ci-robot]

@jcaamano: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-107939, which is invalid:

• expected the vulnerability to target either version "5.1.0." or "openshift-5.1.0.", but it targets "5.0.0" instead

Comment /jira refresh to re-evaluate validity if changes to the Jira bug are made, or edit the title of this pull request to link to a different bug.

The bug has been updated to refer to the pull request using the external bug tracker.

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Update opentelemetry indirect dependencies to v1.44.0 to fix CVE-2026-41178, a medium severity DoS via oversized baggage headers in otel/baggage and otel/propagation.

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[openshift-ci-robot]

@jcaamano: No Jira issue with key CVE-2026 exists in the tracker at https://redhat.atlassian.net.
Once a valid jira issue is referenced in the title of this pull request, request a refresh with /jira refresh.

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In response to this:

Update opentelemetry indirect dependencies to v1.44.0 to fix CVE-2026-41178, a medium severity DoS via oversized baggage headers in otel/baggage and otel/propagation.

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[openshift-ci-robot]

@jcaamano: The referenced Jira(s) [CVE-2026] could not be located, all automatically applied jira labels will be removed.

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In response to this:

Update opentelemetry indirect dependencies to v1.44.0 to fix CVE-2026-41178, a medium severity DoS via oversized baggage headers in otel/baggage and otel/propagation.

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