OCPBUGS-107949: fix CVE-2026-41178 by updating otel to v1.44.0

[ehearne-redhat]

This commit updates otel to v1.44.0 which is required to resolve CVE-2026-41178, as well as other transient dependencies.

See https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5158 for reference.

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@ehearne-redhat: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-107949, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

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• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (5.1.0) matches configured target version for branch (5.1.0)
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This commit updates otel to v1.44.0 which is required to resolve CVE-2026-41178, as well as other transient dependencies.

See https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5158 for reference.

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[ehearne-redhat]

/cherry-pick release-5.0

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@ehearne-redhat: once the present PR merges, I will cherry-pick it on top of release-5.0 in a new PR and assign it to you.

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/cherry-pick release-5.0

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[liouk]

/lgtm
/approve

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Scheduling required tests:
/test e2e-agnostic
/test e2e-agnostic-upgrade
/test e2e-console-login
/test e2e-gcp-operator-disruptive
/test e2e-oidc
/test e2e-operator

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Test name	Commit	Details	Required	Rerun command
ci/prow/e2e-console-login	f92e26a	link	true	/test e2e-console-login

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[ehearne-redhat]

Waiting on openshift/console#17131 to merge to unblock e2e-console-login before I can move forward.