Puppet apply error when selinux is disabled

An error involving selinux is observed consistently with the above puppet version during puppet apply operations. The error output and the contents of /etc/sysconfig/selinux are below:
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[root@XXXX modules]# puppet apply motd/tests/init.pp
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Notice: Compiled catalog for plato-mgmt1.sandia.gov in environment production in 0.25 seconds
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Could not retrieve selinux: Invalid argument - /proc/self/attr/current
Notice: Finished catalog run in 0.34 seconds
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1. This file controls the state of SELinux on the system.
2. SELINUX= can take one of these three values:
3. enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.
4. permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.
5. disabled - No SELinux policy is loaded.
   SELINUX=disabled
6. SELINUXTYPE= can take one of these two values:
7. targeted - Targeted processes are protected,
8. mls - Multi Level Security protection.
   SELINUXTYPE=targeted
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