I'm seeing a similar problem since upgrading to kernel 4.13. My platform is Linux MATE 18.3 (Sylvia), which is also based on Ubuntu LTS 16.04,
VMWare version is Workstation 12.5.9.
Reproduction steps:
1) Installed kernel 4.13.0-31
2) Tried to start previously installed Workstation Pro 12.5.9
3) Encountered error building vmnet
4) Uninstalled Workstation Pro 12.5.9
5) Re-installed Workstation Pro 12.5.9
6) Attempted to start WSorkstation 12.5.9
7) Encountered same error as in step #3
Error log is available if needed.