From 8ba8702cbf86e0235d0c349997210276997dc854 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jean Boussier <jean.boussier@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:40:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Don't pre-allocate strings larger than the buffered size

---
 ext/msgpack/unpacker.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ext/msgpack/unpacker.c b/ext/msgpack/unpacker.c
index ca8d0640..ad4d6630 100644
--- a/ext/msgpack/unpacker.c
+++ b/ext/msgpack/unpacker.c
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ static int read_raw_body_cont(msgpack_unpacker_t* uk)
     size_t length = uk->reading_raw_remaining;
 
     if(uk->reading_raw == Qnil) {
-        uk->reading_raw = rb_str_buf_new(length);
+        size_t buffered_size = msgpack_buffer_all_readable_size(UNPACKER_BUFFER_(uk));
+        uk->reading_raw = rb_str_buf_new(length > buffered_size ? buffered_size : length);
     }
 
     do {