const void                      *attr_value = NULL;
        const void                      *attr_name;
        size_t                          len;
-       unsigned int                    op;
-
-       attri_formatp = item->ri_buf[0].i_addr;
-       attr_name = item->ri_buf[1].i_addr;
+       unsigned int                    op, i = 0;
 
        /* Validate xfs_attri_log_format before the large memory allocation */
        len = sizeof(struct xfs_attri_log_format);
-       if (item->ri_buf[0].i_len != len) {
+       if (item->ri_buf[i].i_len != len) {
                XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp,
                                item->ri_buf[0].i_addr, item->ri_buf[0].i_len);
                return -EFSCORRUPTED;
        }
 
+       attri_formatp = item->ri_buf[i].i_addr;
        if (!xfs_attri_validate(mp, attri_formatp)) {
                XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp,
-                               item->ri_buf[0].i_addr, item->ri_buf[0].i_len);
+                               attri_formatp, len);
                return -EFSCORRUPTED;
        }
 
                                     attri_formatp, len);
                return -EFSCORRUPTED;
        }
+       i++;
 
        /* Validate the attr name */
-       if (item->ri_buf[1].i_len !=
+       if (item->ri_buf[i].i_len !=
                        xlog_calc_iovec_len(attri_formatp->alfi_name_len)) {
                XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp,
-                               item->ri_buf[0].i_addr, item->ri_buf[0].i_len);
+                               attri_formatp, len);
                return -EFSCORRUPTED;
        }
 
+       attr_name = item->ri_buf[i].i_addr;
        if (!xfs_attr_namecheck(attr_name, attri_formatp->alfi_name_len)) {
                XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp,
-                               item->ri_buf[1].i_addr, item->ri_buf[1].i_len);
+                               attri_formatp, len);
                return -EFSCORRUPTED;
        }
+       i++;
 
        /* Validate the attr value, if present */
        if (attri_formatp->alfi_value_len != 0) {
-               if (item->ri_buf[2].i_len != xlog_calc_iovec_len(attri_formatp->alfi_value_len)) {
+               if (item->ri_buf[i].i_len != xlog_calc_iovec_len(attri_formatp->alfi_value_len)) {
                        XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp,
                                        item->ri_buf[0].i_addr,
                                        item->ri_buf[0].i_len);
                        return -EFSCORRUPTED;
                }
 
-               attr_value = item->ri_buf[2].i_addr;
+               attr_value = item->ri_buf[i].i_addr;
+               i++;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Make sure we got the correct number of buffers for the operation
+        * that we just loaded.
+        */
+       if (i != item->ri_total) {
+               XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp,
+                               attri_formatp, len);
+               return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+       }
+
+       switch (op) {
+       case XFS_ATTRI_OP_FLAGS_REMOVE:
+               /* Regular remove operations operate only on names. */
+               if (attr_value != NULL || attri_formatp->alfi_value_len != 0) {
+                       XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp,
+                                            attri_formatp, len);
+                       return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+               }
+               fallthrough;
+       case XFS_ATTRI_OP_FLAGS_SET:
+       case XFS_ATTRI_OP_FLAGS_REPLACE:
+               /*
+                * Regular xattr set/remove/replace operations require a name
+                * and do not take a newname.  Values are optional for set and
+                * replace.
+                */
+               if (attr_name == NULL || attri_formatp->alfi_name_len == 0) {
+                       XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp,
+                                            attri_formatp, len);
+                       return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+               }
+               break;
        }
 
        /*