1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/binman/elf.py b/tools/binman/elf.py
index fe50bf542c3..73f318b81d2 100644
--- a/tools/binman/elf.py
+++ b/tools/binman/elf.py
@@ -518,3 +518,18 @@ def read_loadable_segments(data):
             rend = start + segment['p_filesz']
             segments.append((i, segment['p_paddr'], data[start:rend]))
     return segments, entry
+
+def is_valid(data):
+    """Check if some binary data is a valid ELF file
+
+    Args:
+        data (bytes): Bytes to check
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if a valid Elf file, False if not
+    """
+    try:
+        DecodeElf(data, 0)
+        return True
+    except ELFError:
+        return False