VMWare communities thread again gives a quick for this issue here:
Find the solution below:
Step 1: log in as root (e.g. sudo -s)
Step 2: Enter your Root password.
Step 3: Enter these commands:
curl https://pastie.org/pastes/9934018/download -o /tmp/vmnet-3.19.patch
cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source
tar -xf vmnet.tar
patch -p0 -i /tmp/vmnet-3.19.patch
mv vmnet.tar vmnet.tar.SAVED
tar -cf vmnet.tar vmnet-only
rm -r vmnet-only
vmware-modconfig –console –install-all
VMware will now compile the vmnet module for Kernel 3.19. (please make sure you have DKMS installed)