end kernel panic - not syncing: corrupted stack end detected inside scheduler
Solution 1:
The kernel version of Ubuntu OS image that you are trying to install requires a later version of VMWare Workstation in order to run.
There are known (vmware) compatibility issues between versions of workstation and later linux kernals.
For example, I run VMWare Workstation 10.7 and can only install up to Ubuntu 16 by using a patch (which I never have). I am limited to Ubuntu 14. Unfortunate, but that seems to be sales model that VMWare have adopted.
It's a compatibility issue. Hope that helps.