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Fix server.host documentation regarding binding to IPv4 and IPv6 addresses #245210

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Kibana version: 9.x

Elasticsearch version: 9.x

Server OS version: N/A

Browser version: N/A

Browser OS version: N/A

Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, from source, etc.): N/A

Describe the bug:
The server.host documentation indicates:

This setting specifies the host of the back end server. To allow remote users to connect, set the value to the IP address or DNS name of the Kibana server. Use 0.0.0.0 to make Kibana listen on all IPs (public and private).

This is incorrect, as in 9.x this will cause Kibana to list on all IPv4 IPs, but not IPv6.

#236380 discusses the difficult in getting Kibana 9.x to listen on all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, with #242241 providing a workaroud.

Please update the documentation to reflect the current guidance on getting Kibana 9.x to listen on all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Please also make it clear which specific versions of Kibana this guidance applies (or doesn't appliy) to.

cc: @gsoldevila who was responsible for the linked Kibana issue and PR

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