[release-5.0] OCPBUGS-107980: CVE-2026-41178 - bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0

[rissh]

Summary

• Backport of OCPBUGS-112562: CVE-2026-41178 - bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0 #3132, for release-5.0
• Bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel from v1.41.0 to v1.44.0 for CVE-2026-41178 (GO-2026-5158 / GHSA-5wrp-cwcj-q835).
• v1.44.0 is the #8222 fix. Indirect via Kubernetes/library-go serving (WithTracing → otelhttp → baggage.Parse). go mod tidy / go mod vendor included.

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@rissh: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-107980, which is invalid:

• expected dependent Jira Issue OCPBUGS-112562 to be in one of the following states: MODIFIED, ON_QA, VERIFIED, but it is POST instead

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Summary

• Backport of OCPBUGS-112562: CVE-2026-41178 - bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel to v1.44.0 #3132, for release-5.0
• Bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel from v1.41.0 to v1.44.0 for CVE-2026-41178 (GO-2026-5158 / GHSA-5wrp-cwcj-q835).
• v1.44.0 is the #8222 fix. Indirect via Kubernetes/library-go serving (WithTracing → otelhttp → baggage.Parse). go mod tidy / go mod vendor included.

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[rissh]

/pipeline required

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Scheduling required tests:
/test e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade-ipsec

Scheduling tests matching the pipeline_run_if_changed or not excluded by pipeline_skip_if_only_changed parameters:
/test e2e-aws-ovn-fdp-qe
/test e2e-aws-ovn-hypershift-conformance
/test e2e-aws-ovn-serial-1of2
/test e2e-aws-ovn-serial-2of2
/test e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade
/test e2e-aws-ovn-windows
/test e2e-azure-ovn-upgrade
/test e2e-gcp-ovn
/test e2e-gcp-ovn-upgrade
/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-dualstack-bgp
/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-dualstack-bgp-local-gw
/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-ipsec
/test e2e-ovn-ipsec-step-registry
/test hypershift-e2e-aks

[rissh]

/retest

[danwinship]

/lgtm
/label backport-risk-assessed

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Scheduling required tests:
/test e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade-ipsec

Scheduling tests matching the pipeline_run_if_changed or not excluded by pipeline_skip_if_only_changed parameters:
/test e2e-aws-ovn-fdp-qe
/test e2e-aws-ovn-hypershift-conformance
/test e2e-aws-ovn-serial-1of2
/test e2e-aws-ovn-serial-2of2
/test e2e-aws-ovn-upgrade
/test e2e-aws-ovn-windows
/test e2e-azure-ovn-upgrade
/test e2e-gcp-ovn
/test e2e-gcp-ovn-upgrade
/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-dualstack-bgp
/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-dualstack-bgp-local-gw
/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-ipsec
/test e2e-ovn-ipsec-step-registry
/test hypershift-e2e-aks

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/retest

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/retest

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ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-dualstack-bgp	77d0804	link	true	/test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-dualstack-bgp

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