Errors when changing xt_recent parameters

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Seen on Amazon Linux 2:

  Error: Input/output error @ fptr_finalize_flush - /sys/module/xt_recent/parameters/ip_list_tot
  Error: /Stage[main]/Iptables::Rules::Mod_recent/Xt_recent[/sys/module/xt_recent/parameters]/ip_list_tot: change from '200' to 400 failed: Input/output error @ fptr_finalize_flush - /sys/module/xt_recent/parameters/ip_list_tot
  Error: Input/output error @ fptr_finalize_flush - /sys/module/xt_recent/parameters/ip_pkt_list_tot
  Error: /Stage[main]/Iptables::Rules::Mod_recent/Xt_recent[/sys/module/xt_recent/parameters]/ip_pkt_list_tot: change from '20' to 40 failed: Input/output error @ fptr_finalize_flush - /sys/module/xt_recent/parameters/ip_pkt_list_tot
  Error: Input/output error @ fptr_finalize_flush - /sys/module/xt_recent/parameters/ip_list_perms
  Error: /Stage[main]/Iptables::Rules::Mod_recent/Xt_recent[/sys/module/xt_recent/parameters]/ip_list_perms: change from '0640' to '0644' failed: Input/output error @ fptr_finalize_flush - /sys/module/xt_recent/parameters/ip_list_perms